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An important advisory committee to the federal government has voted this week to withdraw its support for flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 June 2025 -
Additional investors include Fred Moll, the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical and pioneer of robotic surgery, who has joined the company’s strategic advisory board.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This approach transforms engagement from a transactional interaction to a consultative partnership.—
Alisha Lyndon,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In particular, a consultative body, or troika, composed of representatives from the past, current, and next year’s G-7 hosts should set G-7 meeting agendas, replacing today’s informal system.—
VICTOR CHA,
Foreign Affairs,
11 June 2025
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And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.—
John Liu,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2023
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Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2022
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As is the way with these premonitory lists, not all games are guaranteed 2025 releases.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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Fashion observers had also noticed that Swift had introduced a premonitory blue bodysuit into her wardrobe at the Tuesday show.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
9 Aug. 2023
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McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2023
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In an email to AL.com, Jones said Alabama Writers’ Forum will have a consulting role with the initiative, including assisting with publicity and sharing contacts across the state to help promote events or connect delegates with partners.—
Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com,
al,
3 Oct. 2022
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“Hortative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hortative. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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