as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress
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The tree may look small now, but realizing you’ve chosen a tree that’s grown too large for your fence line can be an expensive fix 20 years down the road.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026 -
Their system isn't intuitive, and common misconceptions leave people exposed without realizing it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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But in the wake of discovering the hantavirus aboard the Hondius, health officials and infectious disease experts have been quick—and virtually unanimous—in trying to quell fears.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Hiba imagined seeing snow for the first time and living in a cold state, such as Ohio.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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His absence led to Ben Hutton and Dylan Coghlan seeing elevated minutes, and both handled them well.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Walker claimed that the police car was traveling at high speed, most likely on a call, and recalled hearing sirens right before the crash.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Indeed, hearing about your trips could bring them a lot of joy.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Courses now need to be equivalent to one another, so that a student at one school will be learning something similar to a student at a different school.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Once the set was built, anchors, producers, directors and photographers spent weeks rehearsing and learning how to navigate the virtual environment.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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But parenthood offers you this opportunity to burn your entire life down in sacrifice to finding out what’s real.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Griffin recalls the moment Ahead of his debut, Griffin met with reporters to discuss his career up to this point, the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and finding out he was getting promoted to the Big Leagues.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Getting on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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