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Adjective
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In 2023 Homer Glen voters were asked via an advisory referendum question if the village should explore creating a part-time police department.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
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Grocery stores are one of the first places consumers will see the effects of higher fuel prices – specifically the produce, meat and dairy aisles, said Deborah Weinswig, CEO and founder of Coresight Research, a supply chain and retail research and advisory group.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, also a consultative member of the Socialist International but more left-leaning than the PDKI, joined the coalition today, becoming its sixth member party.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Supporting medical evaluations: The SSA may request more information from your doctors or order a consultative examination if records are incomplete.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s water everywhere, approach angles that punish the wrong side of the fairway, and a closing stretch with a long history of turning good rounds into cautionary tales.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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However, sources told The Times that advisory was cautionary and not backed by credible intelligence.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Engaging in physical activity may temporarily suppress tics and lessen the premonitory urge.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Many people feel an unpleasant building sensation before a tic, called a premonitory urge, describing it like an itch that needs to be scratched.—
Rena Zito,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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