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as in dug in
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as in held on
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New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference.
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Do not use to cover a ceiling Do not carry the flag flat — and things should not be carried on it.
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The next Federal Reserve meeting, meanwhile, will be held on July 28 and July 29.
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The free concerts, which began in 2000, are sponsored by the Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce and are held on Prospect Avenue, between the railroad tracks and Park Avenue in the downtown area.
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Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament.
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In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other.
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But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
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Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.
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Street and Seventh Avenue closest to the arena were closed to pedestrians, some of whom waited nearby for a glimpse of the newlyweds or their guests.
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Five-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076.
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The crowd of 42,056 was poised for another wacky Cubs-Brewers ending, though most of those who stuck around seemed to be road-tripping Cubs fans.
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Following its release, Slater stuck around and took on two other roles within the Superman franchise.
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And no ball is complete without esteemed judges; which is why roughly an hour before showtime, comedian Michelle Buteau and drag queen Miss Peppermint are in the upper dining room of Sardi’s prepping for their short — but long awaited — turn with the scorecards.
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The Mende awaited trial in New Haven, where local communities offered housing and legal aid.
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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