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Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Miller says the company has forged partnerships with tech giant Microsoft and Logitech, a Swiss maker of peripheral computer products like keyboards, headphones, and mice, to better understand how AI is changing work and what workspaces employees will need to support their new responsibilities.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Italy has traditionally oscillated between European leadership and peripheral frustration.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, my success will be defined by whether residents of Precinct 2 feel more connected to and supported by their county government.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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And some couples will stay connected throughout the day by texting—even silly memes—to keep communication open.—
Cheryl Maguire,
Parents,
14 Feb. 2026
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Langford took the same approach Sunday and said that the differences between left and center are only marginal.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk, level 1 out of 5, for the threat of severe weather.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The project would add an attached 1,196-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit to an existing 1,997-square-foot one-story house at 305 Vista de la Playa and create a covered porch area.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Stop by the attached market to grab sandwiches, wine, and specialty items for later.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bhusri founded Workday with best friend and mentor Dave Duffield in 2005 before the two joined forces as co-CEOs in 2009.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The spacious joined apartments became the childhood home of Prince William and Prince Harry, whose nursery spanned the top floor.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Circumjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumjacent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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