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What isn’t measured is how much is entered that no human deliberately selected.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.
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After nine days on strike, workers at Philadelphia's largest unionized hotel have tentatively agreed to a new contract.
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The Obamas and their Higher Ground Productions have tentatively waded into the world of Hollywood with TV and movies, mostly documentaries and children's shows.
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“Circumspectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumspectly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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