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I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of deemed
Miranda noted that two recent incidents drew scrutiny, which both involved dogs deemed a danger to others that were euthanized.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Georgians had removed the royal governor just a few months earlier — nearly nine months after the Revolution’s first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord — and Gwinnett’s ambitious personality was deemed to better serve Georgia far from home.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
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Maria Sullivan,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Those returns were deemed a hit at a time when the superhero genre has been showing signs of wear and tear.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 June 2026
She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.
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Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
When New England became a stop on major international trade routes, the multicultural floodgates opened and Puritan objections to things like fashion, elaborate design, lavish displays of wealth and other things deemed excessive were being continually, casually challenged.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Performing these common jobs was remarkably refreshing for the young immigrant, who noted that back in India there was still a deep cultural stigma against taking work deemed to be beneath one’s social status or education level.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Georgians had removed the royal governor just a few months earlier — nearly nine months after the Revolution’s first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord — and Gwinnett’s ambitious personality was deemed to better serve Georgia far from home.
—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
—
Maria Sullivan,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Those returns were deemed a hit at a time when the superhero genre has been showing signs of wear and tear.
—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 June 2026
She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.
—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
When New England became a stop on major international trade routes, the multicultural floodgates opened and Puritan objections to things like fashion, elaborate design, lavish displays of wealth and other things deemed excessive were being continually, casually challenged.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Performing these common jobs was remarkably refreshing for the young immigrant, who noted that back in India there was still a deep cultural stigma against taking work deemed to be beneath one’s social status or education level.
—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deemed
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Williams says the man was the sole occupant of the residence and is believed to have been in the home illegally.
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Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
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Strategic storytelling and thought leadership amplify credibility, helping executive directors spend less time chasing support and more time advancing the mission.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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The court's 6-3 ruling, issued Tuesday, June 30, ensures that children born in the country are considered Americans.
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Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
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Whether July 3 brings wedding photos, business news, both or nothing the internet has correctly guessed, Swift’s history explains why fans are leaving room for another reveal.
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Those who keep postponing the conversation risk leaving their heirs not a fortune but a locked archive whose contents can only be guessed at.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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The devastation in Venezuela is being felt far beyond the country's borders.
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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Google announced a $50M commitment that’s somehow supposed to train 300,000 tradespeople.
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Wait, wasn’t the original happy ending supposed to have our protagonist pairing up with his son?
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Black Detroiters living in an economically depressed 1980s Detroit imagined a sonic future that was inclusive and equitable.
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Even in her wildest dreams, Jordyn Woods probably never imagined seeing her purse behind glass in a museum display case.
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