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Adverb
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Two agents were seen attaching items to the property's door and front window shortly before the explosion occurred.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025 -
The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Other liberty trees soon arose, and patriots often gathered beneath the branches seeking wisdom and support.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Please check back again soon for the recorded video. LIVE VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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When Chernin’s Leo raises his voice in Jewish prayer before he is hanged, the memory of a man whose life was wantonly destroyed is momentarily restored.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Barrington pulled over momentarily but took off when officers approached his vehicle on foot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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The outage was ultimately CrowdStrike's fault, and in the aftermath of the incident, the company promised a long list of process improvements to keep a bad update like that from going out again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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Trump ultimately walked back most of those tariffs and maintained instead a universal 10 percent rate, with additional levies in specific cases, such as against China or against steel and aluminum imports—the effects of which are still playing out in the markets.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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But the blood tests eventually come back negative, meaning Nuria (Maria Romanillos) and other athletes who took the drug are allowed to participate.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The director emphasizes the depth of this coming-of-ager, explaining how the child eventually gets lost from the father and has to go up the mountain again by himself — a biblical image that also works as a potent central metaphor.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Investor confidence is presently reflected in premium multiples (3x P/S), but with minimal cushion, a downturn could have a significant impact, particularly in contrast to competitors like WDC, which trades closer to 1x in challenging times.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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As for the celebrities presently obsessed with the brand?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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After so many of her father’s movie nights at home, Destry Allyn Spielberg finally got the chance to host her own.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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But staff say whales have been spotted in the area, with humpbacks finally making a return after a 25-year absence.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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