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Adverb
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Sanders was not selected as one of the four alternate selections at quarterback when the rosters were first announced.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
These systems are built to support the skin barrier first—so results come from consistency, not correction overload.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And now, Food is delighted to announce that our columnist Jenn Harris has joined Bill Addison as restaurant critic at the Los Angeles Times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sullivan, raised in Massachusetts and now based in New York, started her gallery as a hybrid space straddling the worlds of decorative arts and fine art, of things made yesterday and over a century ago.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Darius Garland, acquired from Cleveland earlier in the week, remained out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The plea followed a similar agreement reached months earlier by his brother, Ovidio Guzmán López, on trafficking and money-laundering charges.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Migratory birds, for example, accumulate fat reserves before long flights to fuel endurance, and salmon physiology can predict migratory success and mortality.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Investors expect the efficiency push to start paying off before long, which could make this the year the stock goes from laggard to leader.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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