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The Central Business District is bordered by Stemmons Freeway, Interstate 30, Woodall Rogers Freeway, and the Interstate 345 Expressway, and in 2025 a dedicated patrol division was created to focus on the unique concerns in a large city's urban core.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
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The country of more than 28 million people is bordered by Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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The woman hesitated at first but then let Sylvain into her apartment.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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Sanchez hesitated at first about the idea of being on camera, but his loyalty to Gutiérrez proved stronger than the reservations.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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In a state bounded on three sides by seawater, where water courses through underground aquifers and some 50 inches of rain falls annually, a series of historic efforts to drain the Everglades have made modern Florida possible.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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More than 60% of those arrests — nearly 1,200 — occurred in the Harrison District, roughly bounded by Division Street, Roosevelt Road, Western and Cicero avenues.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Smooth finishes are going fringed; sharp angles are evolving into organic curves; neutral beiges and browns are being replaced with bold, vivid blues.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
30 Dec. 2025
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Because Sutton required medical treatment, deputies waited until a later date to seek warrants for her arrest.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another rescue tech would be lifted and dropped to the ridge where the female climber waited.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Murray scored an early goal, while Aviva Olitsky made 20 saves as Bishop Feehan edged Arlington Catholic 1-0 in a Catholic Central League matchup.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Breeze, led by WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers and former Stanford star Cameron Brink, edged the Phantom 69-62.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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By the time the strike began, patrol had trimmed its ask significantly.—
Kylea Henseler,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
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Stocks that dominated portfolios in 2025 are now being trimmed to finance new positions elsewhere.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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