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as in where
in what manner or way how and where did you meet each other? if you show me precisely how this is confusing, I would be happy to explain

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The framework used for this year’s pilot course, which was distributed last summer, included an examination of intersectionality, which considers how different identities combine to impact someone’s experience - such as being Black and female. Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023 And how would an educational institution enforce a ChatGPT ban? John Villasenor, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2023 At least once a week, Richard Glossip’s defense team connects on the phone – sometimes to catch up, and other times to strategize on how to save the life of the Oklahoma man on death row. Brynn Gingras, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 The show aims to continue Hagendorf’s mission of bridging the gap between artists and fans sharing inspiring stories, with musicians and non-musician guests discussing how music has influenced their lives. Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for how
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  • Money poured in from as far away as Singapore, Taiwan and Australia, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in July against Wells Fargo, where Beasley had an attorney trust account to hold and disburse client money.
    Lizzie Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Freeridge's premiere season ended with an epic cliffhanger that raised many questions about where the plot will go if it's picked up for another season.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
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  • States have turned to using the method as access to the drugs needed for lethal injections has been limited in recent years.
    James Powel, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • With no vaccines or medicines to prevent or treat the virus, the most effective method to prevent West Nile infection is to avoid mosquito bites, according to CDPH.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Preventing drowning requires a whole-community approach, tailored to each region.
    Karen Cohn, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Europeans clearly had coordinated their approach and were speaking with one message if in eight different voices.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • Regarding concerns arounds biodiversity, another way to approach the issue is through a new protocol within the Convention on Biological Diversity.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The best way to do that is to lift the archaic blackout restrictions that infuriate so many fans.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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    Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But Sinaloa remains, without a doubt, the weak spot in Mexico’s security strategy, with at least 571 civilians killed there in 2025 so far.
    Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • The concept of radicalization, Thrasher said, is nothing new, but the methodologies have drastically changed.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Palmieri tackled the boiling crescendo and eventual release of tension in salsa music with the methodology of a scientist — a mathematical equation that he was trained and disciplined to resolve.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Many local winemakers here practice organic or biodynamic methods, and there’s a focus on low-intervention techniques.
    Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The technique and precision required in an event like the triple jump might be another reason that Edwards’ 18.29 has stood the test of time.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Carey continues in her characteristically reserved manner.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
  • What had happened, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, was that a man named Jalen Welch, 25, walked into the argument holding a pistol in a threatening manner and approached the shooter, described as a man from Oak Park.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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