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as in lining up
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as in recruiting
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In an effort to improve things, the city is recruiting two senior human resources analysts who will help oversee police and fire injury claims.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Multiple doctors involved in recruiting new resident physicians declined to speak with CNN.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Groups including Greenpeace and the Environment and Natural Resources Foundation are organizing a public class-action lawsuit describing the bill’s passage as a flawed process that dismissed public concerns over water safety.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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These include waking users, preparing breakfast, cleaning rooms, organizing household items, and operating certain appliances.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Not long after enrolling at the prestigious law school, Brown caught the entrepreneurial bug.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Calling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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