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Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023 -
According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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Extending his power over the city for longer would require approval from Congress, and that could be tough in the face of Democratic resistance.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The logistics of pushing autonomous vessels out into the deep Pacific is tough.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of comfort, this bed is second to none for those seeking a firm yet plush feel.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
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These tumors are firm, white, and moist on the surface, Aguirre says, and generally persist for up to 150 days—and then disappear.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Financial success is about making thoughtful, principled decisions and avoiding mistakes with your money.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their principled positions on the U.S.-Israeli strikes lend credibility to their roles as honest brokers.—
Hasan T. Alhasan,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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This creates a virtuous cycle: As systems improve their predictive capabilities, safety outcomes improve, generating more data that further enhances the system.—
David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Huang and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell have largely agreed with Khosla, arguing that creativity and constant learning will create new jobs for the economy in a virtuous cycle.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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But unlike climate change, turning it around doesn’t have to be that hard, and the benefits will be felt immediately.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2023
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Other professors believe that moral appeals may still have teeth.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
17 Aug. 2025
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Those who violate the law should answer for it, but those who are charged with enforcing the law have the moral responsibility to do so humanely, fairly and justly.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Her fossil showcased a mixture of humanlike and apelike traits and provided proof that ancient human relatives walked upright 3.2 million years ago.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The process of human evolution is full of dead ends and overlaps, with multiple species of upright apes evolving alongside each other, some successful and some not.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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