as in because
for the reason that
the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time
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Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
This bone broth soup comes together in 10 minutes for a one-pot breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
With Charlotte’s 134-90 blowout win over Sacramento on Tuesday night, the Hornets (38-34) won for the 22nd time in their past 28 games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Congress only appropriated $150 billion for the Golden Dome in this year’s budget.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
This bone broth soup comes together in 10 minutes for a one-pot breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
With Charlotte’s 134-90 blowout win over Sacramento on Tuesday night, the Hornets (38-34) won for the 22nd time in their past 28 games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Congress only appropriated $150 billion for the Golden Dome in this year’s budget.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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pro
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The backstory: Since bringing in longtime pro Wayne Ferreira as coach and taking his game more seriously, Tiafoe has really transformed his career over the last couple years.—
Dan Wolken,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2023
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That matched the second-highest finish by a Sun Devil, the other coming from current PGA pro Jon Rahm in 2016.—
Michelle Gardner,
The Arizona Republic,
27 May 2021
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