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During the meeting, Dexter Brady, the housing authority's deputy director, indicated that a tentative refinancing deal for debt tied to the Madison Heights apartment complex has not been finalized.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Comey’s former deputy Andrew McCabe, however, has indicated that Comey authorized the leak to a reporter.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The contrast suggests Generation X has struggled more than other age groups to recover from the Great Recession.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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My gesture may seem small—but, contrary to what some AI tools may seem to imply, in most cases, small is plenty.—
Miranda Rake,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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David Berding/Getty Images O'Connell's remarks imply that McCarthy may not be thrown back into the starting lineup immediately after he's cleared by doctors to resume playing.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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His mother, Lucia Ayala, visited him weekly and noticed the onset of a cough, the outlet said.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Security sweep on course As the Republican candidate stood on the fifth-hole putting green last September, Fercano, the Secret Service agent, was riding a golf cart in a security sweep of the sixth hole and noticed someone hiding behind a chain-link fence in the southeast corner of the course.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Star sent questions specific to Estes’ case to all offices mentioned in this article, though student privacy rules restrict their ability to answer.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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These characteristics are crucial for a power source intended to provide reliable, on-demand electricity at a competitive price.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Evidence found at the scene showed Lopez had fired multiple gunshots, but officials didn’t specify his motive, deputies said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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This system requires companies to specify which main drug patent to extend after marketing authorization and before patent expiration.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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Along with her participation in the hotel nights, this also included, Jane testified, instances where she was asked to fly with drugs for Combs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Topics under discussion included changes in the industry over the last decade, instanced by the rise of digital and gaming, audience fragmentation, and the emergence of disruptive technologies such as AI.—
Liza Foreman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2023
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“Hint (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hint%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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