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as in lines up
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as in recruits
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Marine recruits jog at Parris Island on Thursday.—
Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026 -
The three-year-old startup, which is valued at $10 billion, recruits experts in fields ranging from medicine to law to literature, to help provide data that improves the capabilities of AI models.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sampling gamelan, marimba, mbira, and other idiophones, Friedman summons a microtonal riot of weightless pings that disorients and delights in equal measure.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Barkley’s reference to Bondi being fired as Attorney General summons her to the show for equal time.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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Because of doctor-patient confidentiality, execs like Duncan are free to talk openly about corporate secrets, and JoAnne, who drives a BMW and enrolls her weird son Orson (Everett Blunck) into a private feeder school for Stanford, benefits from the inside information.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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The network now enrolls more than 1,000 students.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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The report comes just before the North Carolina General Assembly convenes for a short legislative session.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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If Democrats win control of the Senate, filling any vacancy would become extremely difficult once a new Congress convenes in January.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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West volunteers his photography skills at the church where the man is involved and shares his Costco membership.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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On December 15, 1994, Versace opened Casa Casuarina’s gates for a benefit supporting Best Buddies, an organization that pairs volunteers with people who have developmental disabilities.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Calls (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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