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as in with
using the means or agency of contacted her via telephone

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Recent Examples of via Eighteenth-century naturalists debated the concept of extinction even as rattlers—like Native Americans—were driven out of existence in many areas via bounties, community-wide kill-a-thons, and militias. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025 Photograph: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Deep Vakil, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025 From 2010 to 2018, Boeing radically reduced headcount and R&D as a share of sales, and returned over 100% of its cash flow to shareholders via buybacks and dividends. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025 Those who purchase via pre-sale will have cookies delivered before the product hits store shelves. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for via
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  • Oshun Griot, the first infertility wellness platform for people of color, founded by IVF survivor, journalist, and mother of two, is helping hopeful parents not to feel alone.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Several people were seen hurrying to help Warren, including Susan Collins of Maine and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who grabbed her by her forearm to lift her up.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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  • That policy typically allows residents to stay in camps so long as they are not overrun with waste, blocking a public right-of-way or severely threatening public safety.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
  • Democrats will still go into this race with the historic advantage of running against the party of the president.
    Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
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  • That's the secret judicial officer listed in the criminal complaint against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan for supposedly taking federal agents to the chief judge's office while Dugan rushed through the case of an undocumented immigrant and ushered him out a side door of her courtroom.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
  • Established in 2001, ASU-Newport is a two-year community college that serves roughly 4,200 students annually through its main campus in Newport, as well as satellite campuses in Jonesboro and Marked Tree.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
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  • Season 1 of Wednesday is currently available to stream in full on Netflix.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Dončić has made only three dunks in the past two seasons, and none since being traded to the Lakers.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025

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“Via.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/via. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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