1
as in through
as the result of the young man was overcome with grief

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as in by
using the means or agency of was able to finish the project with her help

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as in despite
without being prevented by with all his tough talk, he is still a very gentle person

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Recent Examples of with Healthcare providers should also broach those conversations with their patients, especially if someone is falling behind on their screenings. Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 Oct. 2025 Astronauts traveling to Mars will have to survive for months on a tiny spaceship with minimal food, endure microgravity where their bones and muscles waste away, and suffer from cosmic radiation bombardment. Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025 It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025 Fort Worth community members reacted to the fatal shooting inside a West 7th bar early Sunday, with some calling it senseless violence as police work to find the suspects. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with
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  • Tennessee answered Arkansas' opening touchdown with a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive that was capped by DeSean Bishop’s 17-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
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    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • He has not been seen in public since March, but the investigation of his activities had not previously been disclosed by Chinese authorities.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side.
    Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
  • And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
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  • That four-song EP is out November 7 via Tru Thoughts.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2025
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    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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