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as in lined up
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as in recruited
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Schumer had initially recruited Mills to run.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026 -
While being recruited to Arkansas ahead of the 2025 season, Neal said part of the sales pitch was the opportunity to learn the same techniques being taught by the Seahawks.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Lutnick's voluntary closed-door interview comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of records known as the Epstein files.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Sorensen summoned both Fire Chief Stephen Gollan and Police Chief Bill Schultz to the lectern and quizzed them on their relationship with the city manager.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 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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Well, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convened recently to share ideas on how to enhance the sport of college football, along with other conversations about the current landscape of a profession that changes on what feels like a weekly basis.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Gennady Zyuganov, the longtime leader of Russia’s Communist Party, told the lower house of parliament that the meeting Putin convened with his ministers was the gloomiest in a long time, according to Reuters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Yet, amid all this anthropological interest in male behavior, a world beloved by men that is organized around the legacy of kings and a single precious metal has been hiding in plain sight, like a white Wakanda.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This bowler bag has a wide interior that easily fits all of the essentials, and an interior zip pocket to help keep your things organized.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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The results are grouped by geographic region, casting a cohesive portrait of what state-of-the-art hospitality looks like around the world today.—
Asa Canty,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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To see if a study considered gender, the paper grouped together several different kinds of analyses.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
27 Apr. 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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At the same time, the monthly rental charges have shot up at a far faster pace than the Jensens ever levied, according to residents.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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