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as in hawed
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This included the whole of California, Nevada, and Utah, southwest Wyoming, western Colorado, Arizona north of the Gila River, and the western portion of what is now New Mexico, bordered by the Rio Grande to the east.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The six-story, 470,000-square-foot building, bordered by Eighth, Ninth, G and H streets, had long been derided by Sacramento Superior Court and city leaders as too obsolete, undersized, and unsafe to conduct court business.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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As of last month, that number was about 3 million as employees hesitated to quit at a time when job searches can drag on for months.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dean Kim, master baker and founder of OC Baking Company, said that Schwarz was the kind of chef who never hesitated to show up for others.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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It’s bounded by the Arden Hills Army Training Site on the north, east and south and the Rice Creek Corridor on the west.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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As the authorities dithered, people across the city grew restless.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Days begin at Le Plage, the freshwater pool fringed with parasols and a softly trickling waterfall, where breakfasts of eggs, local bread, warm pastries, and fresh juice appear on the long communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
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Seventh Round The Eagles waited until the seventh round to address safety, a spot that’s an apparent need in the starting lineup.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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And having waited for three days in the NFL's green room backstage, Heidenreich emerged in his Full Dress Blue uniform worn by midshipmen at formal functions.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Stocks edged lower from record highs after oil jumped 5% into the high $80s, driven by uncertainty over commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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In a nonleague matchup, Brody Bumila drove in three runs as Bishop Feehan edged Mansfield 6-5 in 11 innings.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Cortes went 4 for 5 with a home run in the fourth inning that trimmed Seattle's lead to 3-1.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Texas Education Agency initially proposed over 300 literary works, from which the state board trimmed about 100 of the readings.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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