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Recent Examples of betokenIts arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.—New York Times, 7 May 2025 The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Those acts betoken a more significant change.—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 Ted Kennedy’s 31% in Iowa and 37% in New Hampshire in 1980 betokened a long and bitter campaign for Jimmy Carter.—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 While many stations have had their tiles replaced, the tiles at those two are original (dating from 1910 and 1906, respectively), betokened by their rich luster and fine cracks, like those seen in oil paintings.—Andrew Martin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
Permits are invalid unless they are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection from an accredited veterinarian indicating that the animal is free of disease.
Swift’s 149-show, five-continent expedition encapsulated a tsunami of emotions not just among her fans, but her own journey through a very public breakup, a fling and, as indicated by her engagement to Kelce, knee-buckling love.
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