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Even better, these expert tips should make easing into healthier phone habits much more manageable (and way less torturous).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
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Loan modification: This involves permanently changing the terms of the mortgage to make the payments more manageable, such as reducing the interest rate or extending the loan term.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the 12th century, for instance, the Dutch began to drain swamps to create tractable land for agriculture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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Like James’s governess, Christine becomes an author of sorts through her attempts to understand a situation that isn’t, in the end, all that tractable.—
Joanna Biggs,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Feb. 2024
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There is a hope, among Wall Street fund managers and labor economists alike, that hiring can remain steady and that — in defiance of the usual odds — the unemployment rate can sustain its tame levels for the foreseeable future.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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It can be used to de-frizz ends, define curls, or tame flyaways.—
Ashley Davis,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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The lesson was clear: Technical skills are teachable; cultural fit isn’t.—
Sergii Malomuzh,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The processes in your business need to be repeatable (and teachable), advises John Warrilow in his book Built to Sell.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Relying on donations means that construction materials may not be compliant with building codes and regulations.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2024
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What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
18 July 2024
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Convenience The convenience of a particular date won’t be the same for everyone, but couples may want to consider a date or season that is amenable to as many bridal party members and guests as possible.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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But experts are skeptical Iran would be as amenable in this regard as North Korea, which has deployed around 11,000 of its troops in Russia’s Kursk region, according to Ukrainian and Western assessments.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.—
Chris Smith,
BGR,
6 Apr. 2021
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Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?—
Ryan Parker,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 June 2022
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