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Adverb
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The deal was first reported by The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand last Friday.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025 -
The news of the frozen funds was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Brewers had a great manager in Craig Counsell, now with the Cubs.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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But now, with the 992.2 revision that debuted earlier this year, the new Cup will now be upgraded to reflect changes to its exterior.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund is starting to spend early against Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., with new broadcast and digital ads that were shared first with Semafor.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Teodosio said his success at Triple-A this season and early in the majors is the result of work he’s done with the Angels’ hitting coaches at Salt Lake and in Anaheim.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Life on the moon may be within reach before long, thanks to new technology that can extract water from lunar soil and produce vital ingredients for fuel.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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But before long, Burton had received an influx of similar notes about C-sections, which inspired the podcast’s newest season, The Retrievals, Season 2: The C-sections, released July 10.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
16 July 2025
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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