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Recent Examples of fattenThis is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025 The biggest crypto firms spent lavishly in 2023 and 2024 to fatten Fairshake’s war chest, which collected more than $162 million in that time frame; Coinbase contributed $46.5 million, Ripple Labs, $45 million and Andreessen Horowitz, a major crypto investor, $44 million.—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 Each winter and spring, hundreds of adult great whites — predominantly male — convene here after fattening on seals and sea lions near California’s coast.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 This way, farmers can catch one tuna, fatten it up and sell it to Japan for the price of two unfattened tuna.—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fatten
Every region in the nation is struggling to fill these crucial seats to keep jets moving efficiently, quickly and safely.
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Sharon DeVivo,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
That very same day, in Westernport, Maryland, floodwaters quickly filled the first floor of an elementary school trapping 150 students and their teachers inside.
Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.
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Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
The court heard during the case in 2023 that Letby attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.
An official with Smit Salvage, which is part of the salvage team led by TMC Marine, told CNN that the hatches appear open, meaning the crew may not have battened them down as the storm approached.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
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