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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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The festival featured a range of 252 titles (comprising features, shorts, series and immersive works) hailing from 79 countries this year, with 41 percent of works from female and non-binary filmmakers.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Cattelan was unanimously selected for the honor by a jury comprising Emma Lavigne, director of the Pinault Collection, Paris; Sam Keller, director of the Fondation Beyeler, Basel; and Klaus Biesenbach, director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2025
For the purposes of this guide, the American South comprises Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Atlanta.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
The first 10 episodes comprised season 2, with the remaining 10 slated for the upcoming third season, Entertainment Weekly can confirm.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Cattelan was unanimously selected for the honor by a jury comprising Emma Lavigne, director of the Pinault Collection, Paris; Sam Keller, director of the Fondation Beyeler, Basel; and Klaus Biesenbach, director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2025
For the purposes of this guide, the American South comprises Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Atlanta.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
The first 10 episodes comprised season 2, with the remaining 10 slated for the upcoming third season, Entertainment Weekly can confirm.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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By Monday evening, the fire crew effectively contained 30% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The green husks contain a natural dye that will stain skin, clothes and concrete.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Its justification is that the painting’s imagery and its inclusion in a state museum could constitute a violation of the Fair Campaign Practices Act, which prohibits government institutions like History Colorado Center from making contributions to a candidate running for office.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Islanders finished the night shooting 32% from the field, including 7% on 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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Manilow has produced, composed, and performed some of the most iconic commercial jingles of all time for companies and brands such as State Farm, Band-Aid, KFC, Pepsi and McDonald’s.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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During the event, several confrontations broke out, but were quickly calmed by police, who had formed a perimeter around Zellerbach Hall.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Alert messages were sent to residents of Romania's northern Tulcea County, along the Danube River which forms the border with Ukraine, the ministry said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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