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as in lined up
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as in recruited
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Just two years earlier, Steve had handpicked and personally recruited John from PepsiCo.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026 -
The School Board named Deputy Superintendent Howard Hepburn, whom Licata recruited from Palm Beach County, as Licata’s replacement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a drone attack near Hungary’s border, in a significant shift from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s friendly relations with Moscow.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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But health policy experts raised alarm bells over a steep decline in the number of people being tested for HIV, as well as a reduction in people diagnosed and newly enrolled in treatment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Alderman Anthony Napolitano says nearly 1,000 people in Chicago are currently enrolled in Cook County’s troubled electronic monitoring program.—
Michael Tobin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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In 2025, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) — a leading professional organization of psychiatrists and researchers — convened a summit on antidepressant deprescribing, bringing together 45 international experts who reached agreement on 44 of 50 consensus statements.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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For the 2025 version, our approximately 10 pairings of drivers and navigators arrived on a Wednesday and convened at Monaco’s Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo to sign in and receive preliminary instructions for the next day’s start.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Her profession has turned her into a serious shoe collector, with a closet of 100 pairs neatly organized in boxes, each marked with a photo of the shoes taped to the outside.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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And the unfortunate reality of how the sport is organized in the modern era is that those big non-conference games are going to become less and less common.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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General Manager Alicia Barber, however, testified that the districts, drawn in 1993, are grouped with subdivisions not split between districts and that the districts have distinct issues with drainage and other concerns.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Several of them are now grouped at Le19M, a striking building designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti and located on the outskirts of Paris.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10% tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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Toward the end of his administration, President Joe Biden levied a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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