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as in to live
to have life
stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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as in to happen
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Recent Examples of be
But there was more than just prize money at stake on Sunday.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
At the Grapevine Public Library, there was a steady stream of Democratic and Republican voters, according to a poll worker.
—Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
There is a crash on I-35 from 119th Street/Exit 220 to I-435/Exit 222.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
There are 38 one-bedroom forest bungalows, ranging from cozy and comfortable to spacious and grandiose.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
At the Grapevine Public Library, there was a steady stream of Democratic and Republican voters, according to a poll worker.
—Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
There is a crash on I-35 from 119th Street/Exit 220 to I-435/Exit 222.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
There are 38 one-bedroom forest bungalows, ranging from cozy and comfortable to spacious and grandiose.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for be
Verb
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In the south-central city of Shiraz, one resident described the chaos of living with almost no access to news or warning systems amid the bombardment.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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And now Wondra — who lived less than half a mile away with his then-wife Sarah Wondra — will face a jury and stand trial on murder and other felony charges.—
Alex Brizee
March 5,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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On this episode, Vlad returns to talk about where things stand, and all of the company's new efforts to give retail traders even more instruments to use.—
Joe Weisenthal,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Implats, which competes with Valterra and Sibanye-Stillwater in the platinum group metals market, has a long-standing presence in Zimbabwe, having steadily built its stake in Zimplats in the early 2000s and become the dominant owner, holding more than 80% of the company.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The most coveted offensive player for a lot of teams might be former Baltimore center Tyler Linderbaum, ranked by Pro Football Focus as the fifth-best at his position and someone who improved his PFF grade in every season since entering the league five years ago.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mickey Drexler doesn’t like to wait for things to happen.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Chechnya, only the first step happened, which was predictable.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Due to a combination of factors, including radiation from the shining stars, stellar cataclysms, and virialization effects, the remnant normal matter then gets ejected, with either very few or possibly even no stars existing where the main galactic body normally is.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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In testing, EyeDAR resolved target directions 200 times faster than existing digital radar.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Much of the crowd began to huddle behind tables and bars or lie against the ground.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Supplies stacked in the bare cell where Mitchell once lay dying.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some countries have laws administer what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Savannah, her sister, Annie, and Annie’s husband, Tommaso, were also seen placing flowers and a card at a growing tribute outside their mother’s home in the Tucson suburbs.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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