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Adverb
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The Senate rejected a three-year extension last month, but serious bipartisan talks are underway in hopes of finding a compromise soon, reportedly early next week.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026 -
According to a Mercury News report from the time, the neighbor called for help, and was soon joined by another resident who described the apartment as having been ransacked.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Byrne and Cannavale first met in 2012 and sparked dating rumors shortly thereafter.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Carneiro crushed a 58-yarder shortly before half to cut the Hurricanes’ lead to 17-13.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The preseason Poeltl extension presently looks like a long-term albatross.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Also expected to be interviewed is Champ Kelly, who presently serves as Miami’s interim general manager after being chosen to replace Grier.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Our students, families, and taxpayers deserve leaders who put the best interests of the community first, not individuals who appear focused on protecting one another instead of protecting the integrity of our school system.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Maybe there will be more firings and openings before long.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The cake was garnering favorable reviews, and before long writers were clamoring for the recipe.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Both hospitals provide on-site neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) for babies who are critically ill or born prematurely.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Erelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erelong. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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