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Parenting one-liners, which are essentially clear, concise, and memorable comments designed to communicate an idea, prove short and sweet repetition really can work when trying to get buy-in from a child.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
About 16,000 recruits who did not initially meet the Army’s requirements for enlistment were able to go through the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, essentially three months of extra training to meet requirements before boot camp.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
However, a new report confirms that NASA managers responsible for operating the space station are seriously concerned about a small Russian part of the station, essentially a tunnel that connects a larger module to a docking port, which is leaking.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
The decree would essentially ban all locomotives that are more than 23 years old.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
About 16,000 recruits who did not initially meet the Army’s requirements for enlistment were able to go through the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, essentially three months of extra training to meet requirements before boot camp.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
However, a new report confirms that NASA managers responsible for operating the space station are seriously concerned about a small Russian part of the station, essentially a tunnel that connects a larger module to a docking port, which is leaking.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
The decree would essentially ban all locomotives that are more than 23 years old.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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