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Adverb
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Life-threatening flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025 -
Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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According to reports from China, CATL failed to extend a mining permit which expired last week, sparking speculation that a massive surplus of lithium overhanging the market could soon start to fall with a future shortage and higher prices possible.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Seminole County will soon add five cents to the price of every gallon of gas sold in the county, a move made to help fill a multi-million dollar hole in the county’s budget and to pay for the increasing costs of mass transportation.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Piastri even locked up momentarily under braking at Turn 1 in the penultimate lap, but failed to overtake Norris.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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The technical architecture operates on a zero-trust principle, storing all privileged credentials in secure digital vaults and releasing them only momentarily to verified users or systems.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That may not last long, and ultimately the public will bear the cost.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But he was sentenced to jail time in 1990 on federal and tribal charges, including bribery and racketeering; his earlier refusal to step down when placed on administrative leave led to a lengthy standoff and ultimately a riot in which two of his supporters died.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The standoff lasted for hours, but eventually, at the request of then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the military released Ovidio and left town.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The team is creating a digital record of every tribute over the next few weeks that will eventually be sent to Osbourne’s family.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Erin is presently passing to the north of the Caribbean islands, and will turn northward before reaching the Bahamas and the Eastern United States.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the same general area, there are presently 354 small townhouses, most of which are occupied by single families.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The summit was being closely monitored in Ukraine and across Europe for any sign that the long-standing conflict may finally begin moving toward resolution.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Carrie quietly left Miranda's apartment when Miranda's girlfriend Joy (Dolly Wells) finally showed up.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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