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Recent Examples of cuspThese teeth reveal distinct cusp patterns that are virtually identical to those of parapithecids and eosimiids, families of African primates that lived over 30 million years ago.—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Leading the newcomers to the Paris schedule is Alaïa, who will show on March 4 at 7 p.m., after previously showing at the cusp between men’s and couture weeks.—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025 And people born on the cusp of one generation or the other like to debate their affiliation.—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Nuclear power, for example, may stand at the cusp of a renaissance.—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cusp
Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
More news: Dodgers Tab Minor League Catcher to Replace Injured Freddie Freeman
The Dodgers are off to an 8-0 start on the verge of their first series against the Phillies this season.
Jopling is a hitman with skull rings and a sadistic streak who does all sorts of dirty work, including engaging in some light decapitation and throwing a cat out the window before meeting an amusing end off a snowy cliff.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
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Katie Dempsey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.
And while The First Shadow features a younger version of his Stranger Things character, Modine revealed that Alex Breaux, the actor who plays Dr. Brenner in the play, did not reach out to him for tips or guidance.
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Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Detectives urge anyone who may know the identity of the victim matching this description to contact the Nassau police homicide squad at (516) 573-7788 or submit a tip to Nassau County Crime Stoppers.
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Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
This was possible because of a specific set of circumstances—secure bases, technological superiority, command of the air and the seas—which allowed for a style of unhurried killing that reached its apex with drone strikes.
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Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
But that momentum will reach its apex on April 25 with the launch of her debut album, Why Not More?
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