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Adjective
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Reese wants to skip through the rebuilding process, but doing so has already put Chicago in a position in which building a stronger talent base is going to be much more difficult.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Speaking to the crowd before the march, Eve Devitt, an Idaho human rights activist, said that LGBTQ+ history is built on fighting for rights, which makes the community stronger.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The tough stainless steel loops are reinforced and designed to remain rust-free even after years of use, and a three number combination lock will be easy to remember and difficult to crack.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet the firm punches above its weight in custody, consistently ranking third behind Coinbase and BitGo.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Solawave’s LightBoost Wand Activating Serum, which, in its own right, is a powerhouse that takes advantage of growth factors and neuropeptides to make skin firmer and more elastic.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For female entrepreneurs in particular, Michaelson's story provides both inspiration and a roadmap—showing that principled leadership and patient capital can overcome systemic disadvantages to create lasting impact.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2017, Huffman gave a nuanced, principled explanation of his self-description as a humanist, or non-theist.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Given the differing capabilities of doctors and CheXpert, there was potential for virtuous collaboration.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most important goals is creating a society where everyone can have the ability to succeed through education, hard work, and entrepreneurship.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Being fat is not a moral failing for which people should be punished.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Early birds have long basked in the glory of health superiority, sometimes even tinged with a hit of moral righteousness.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Choose an upright cultivar and begin trimming it in early fall into a conical tree.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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