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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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Two people believed to be connected to the stabbing were located and taken into custody.
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The man is believed to have targeted primarily young males using bathrooms in Gwinnett, Jackson and Oconee counties between February 2024 and March 2026, according to an FBI alert.
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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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With campaigns and outside super PACs flooding the zone with money, television, radio and social media were awash with ads for candidates vying in deep-blue NY-12, NY-10, NY-13 and NY-7, all of which are considered up for grabs to greater or lesser degrees.
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Forsythia is considered invasive in some parts of the country1 so check your local invasive plant lists before planting.
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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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Who might have guessed, for instance, that the late Bernie Mac would be a Bible-thumper?
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Rodríguez said that although the tremors were felt across the entire country, the areas hardest hit so far include Caracas, Miranda, La Guaira, Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón.
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What at first felt fun — like guiding a sweet wayward child — soon felt like a crazymaking psychological experiment.
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Run It Like a Software Company The SaaS world figured this out a long time ago.
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Janamanchi figured some people would come for an ironic spectacle.
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The recent military action tested an initial agreement that was supposed to halt hostilities during 60 days of negotiations.
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So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.
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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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