as in to cater (to)
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Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Caught between their academic missions and demands from donors and the government, schools like Harvard are struggling with when to give in and when to stand defiant: how to save their lives without losing their souls.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2025
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Details of the encounter are scant — laid out in a narrative that runs less than two pages in an affidavit for an arrest warrant that Escondido police submitted last month.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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State insurance regulators require companies to submit financial reports regularly, which include details about assets, liabilities, and claims reserves.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some bowed in apology and even hugged angry citizens.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Critics argue the university is bowing to political pressure, while students report secrecy and intimidation tactics in the investigative process.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Give over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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