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Recent Examples of bout Previous bouts of market volatility have led to the U.S. dollar strengthening relative to other countries, creating upward inflationary pressure in other countries. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 Yet that conventional wisdom has been breaking down this month during bouts of sell-offs in all three American asset classes. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025 In February, he was once again hospitalized after a bout of bronchitis. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Mary had experienced previous mental-health dips—two bouts of postpartum depression, for instance. Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bout
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Noun
  • Their season ended with a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Thomas, 31, spoke with CBS after winning the tournament in South Carolina, where he was joined by his wife Jillian Wisniewski and their daughter Molly Grace, who was born in November 2024.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Across the country in Virginia, where there are more than 350 active missing person cases, Billy Chrimes has been struggling with recruitment since the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • The majority of the Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had pending cases in U.S. immigration courts.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • This year, there's little other competition for NFL-ready quarterbacks.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Most importantly, this competition is not ideological.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The experience illustrates that utility control systems and infrastructure platforms are particularly vulnerable to attack.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the wake of the devastating events of last Sunday's episode of The Last of Us, this week's installment marked a new chapter for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and the rest of the survivors of the infected horde's attack on Jackson.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
  • For traders focused on events, comprehending Snap’s historical stock behavior following earnings can provide valuable insights.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Negative symptoms may include irritability, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, sleepiness, breathing problems, heart attacks, kidney failure and muscle damage, according to the CDC.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Heat came up short in the first two games of the first-round Eastern Conference series.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • During his five years at TCU, Williams played in 52 games, caught 137 passes for 1,655 yards (12.1) and had 14 touchdowns.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His sole Premier League appearance came against Manchester City nearly four years later and his career has included loan spells with Lincoln City, Peterborough United, MK Dons and Rotherham United.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • And both Fisher, with experience in stage management, and Harrison, with training in classical acting, spent a spell of their childhood injured in the hospital and were each given a magic set to pass the time.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

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