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Verb
  • Officers found Miller with serious injuries and began lifesaving efforts before paramedics transported him to the hospital.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • Tragically, the boy was found buried in the sand, unresponsive and showing no signs of life.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Pankow's absence is noticed on set of the final season, Cline says.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Maybe a student is an amateur chef who notices that there are few affordable bakers in the area for parties and community events.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The eight-episode series, which first debuted on the network in March, will not be coming back for more, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • Caitlin Clark learned some important things from two legends: Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • At Holland State Park, which is run by the state and hasn’t seen lifeguards in three decades, there’s talk among Park Township officials of implementing a lifeguard pilot program.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Friday, July 25 8 p.m. ET: Great White Reign of Terror - In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn’t seen an attack in decades.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The observatory will also discover millions of new asteroids and comets, improving our understanding of the solar system and helping with planetary defense.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • Leave behind New York’s stifling policies and discover a state where your ambition can soar.
    Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • As Montano ran past Sawyer Elementary School, according to prosecutors, he was spotted and pursued by Vásquez Lasso.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Guests may spot Rummy greeting buccaneers from his perch along the bar.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Among the victims were 27 children and counselors at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp that sits along the Guadalupe River, located about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Sign-and-trades could open up additional possibilities, although base-year-compensation rules would complicate that for any restricted free agents who are eyeing a significant raise.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Ro Khanna, who's eyeing 2028, is also trying to force a vote.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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“Descry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descry. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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