1
as in lined up
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as in recruited
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Patreon has recruited Substack talent by dangling sweeteners like revenue guarantees.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Three months ago, I was summoned to a hotel suite in lower Manhattan.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Andy Hertzfeld, a charter member of Apple’s Macintosh development team, recalled being summoned to a meeting called by Jobs to upbraid Gates over Microsoft’s plans for the Windows display.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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One student enrolled in one class counts as a single enrollment.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, a federal court ruled against Joe Biden’s signature affordable repayment program, meaning millions of borrowers who were enrolled in it will soon see the check come due.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2013, one of the grand juries Hill convened issued an 18-page report blasting the Lakeland Police Department’s handling of public records requests and recommended the police chief be removed.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chiefs beat writers Pete Sweeney and Blair Kerkhoff convened in The Star’s (mock) draft room to come up with choices for all nine picks.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Olitzky and Marder recently returned from a listening tour of Israel and the West Bank, organized by the nonpartisan group Encounter.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hunger strike starts on April 10 and is organized by the Zero Burn Coalition, working with a medical team along the way.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The remarks were followed by a moment of silence, before community members grouped together to remember the teen.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hunt will have four rounds grouped by kids up to fifth grade and will run every 15 minutes.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The closure forced Kenyan khat traders to route exports to Somalia through costly air shipments, which drove up prices and left farmers at the mercy of cartels who levied unofficial commissions.—
Joseph Maina,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, passed in 2025, levied an excise tax on remittances.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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