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adduces

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present tense third-person singular of adduce

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to give as an example in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts

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The letter cites a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse of children and other serious incidents to the state as required.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
The lawsuit cites a lengthy article about Meta’s AI glasses by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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Elsesser mentions his natural collector’s streak and inclination toward abundance.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Yet, remarkably, the editorial board never mentions this landmark 53-year-old legal framework designed to protect Chicago’s lakefront for the public.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

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