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as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way
it's important to deal with others fairly
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as in concerns
to have (something) as a subject matter
this textbook deals with the history of France
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The definitive Aaron Sorkin series shaped many TV viewers’ understanding of American politics and liberal ideology, and The Diplomat treats its casting coup with an enormous dollop of respect.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Just as he’s done with hip-hop prior, Bradley treats the empire of sneakers with a literary and scholastic sense that few have prior.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The latest not-quite-smoking-gun claim concerns a potential exomoon that may be erupting to spew debris onto and around its host planet.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bubble concerns Stocks — particularly those related to AI — have soared this year.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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One ounce of pumpkin seeds covers 20% of the DV for zinc.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shippers likely won’t be able to make plans to avoid the charges, as Chattogram Port handles more than 92 percent of the total export and import cargo in and out of Bangladesh.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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In August, a lawsuit accused OpenAI of encouraging a teenager’s suicide, intensifying scrutiny around how ChatGPT handles mental health interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Deals (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deals%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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