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Recent Examples of as regards There’s a New Sound From The AirPods While there’s little information to go on as regards updates and new features, Apple has released firmware updates for its premium ticket AirPods. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good. Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 The Berlin Film Festival has demonstrated reticence about addressing geopolitical matters, but Cannes leader Thierry Frémaux is showing no such hesitation, at least as regards the war in Ukraine. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026 Miss Manners has noticed that this is seldom the case as regards etiquette. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 In so doing, the Swazi leaders distanced themselves from Britain as regards Rhodesia, and from South Africa too…. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025 Right now, all anyone can hope for is clarity and stability as regards to U.S.-China relations. Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025 Meantime, statistics show that as regards the middle classes, which used to be Germany's backbone, the standard of living is far below the pre-war level. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • There's one Panama fan here that certainly knows about an important finish.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Attorney Al Watkins, who represented the McCloskeys during the early stages of the controversy, said one of the biggest misconceptions about the case is what triggered the confrontation in the first place.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Preposition
  • Thomas got a good jump and ran toward the wall in right field, timing his jump perfectly before catching the ball and landing his back flat on the top of the wall.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Negotiations focused on finding a permanent end to the war with Iran are retaining their momentum, with steps toward implementing the country’s initial agreement with the US taking shape.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Preposition
  • In recent weeks, Ukraine has escalated its military efforts there, reflecting Kyiv’s broader push to increase pressure on the Kremlin.
    Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Preposition
  • Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Preposition
  • To address that, the AHA research suggests using the same numerical target for LDL-C as for apoB when setting treatment goals.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • What To Do About It The answer, in principle, is the same as for any asset meant to outlive its owner.
    Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Preposition
  • The team offered no explanation as to why Posey was pulled from the appearance.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Sills, whose felicity with Shakespeare’s language is so formidable as to sometimes walk off with Othello’s requisite vulnerability, did not always travel far enough down Kadri’s road.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

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