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missing
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Advocates see that high violation rate as an indication that regulators are missing even more abuses in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The San Francisco 49ers managed to improve to 2-0 with a 26-21 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday despite missing quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Falling short (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling%20short%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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