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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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At Camp La Junta, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding soon swept through.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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Reynolds said that his niece has cuts and bruises all over her entire body, but should be released from the hospital soon pending blood work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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Then the steering wheel wobbled momentarily, and instead of turning it proceeded straight into the lane meant for oncoming traffic, prompting a honk from a car behind it.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The second-year guard hit four 3s as Golden State momentarily took a one-point lead.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 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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Swaggart eventually was defrocked and became an independent and non-denominational Pentecostal minister.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The friend was eventually evicted from the house, according to the court documents.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 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
Adverb
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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 11 Jul. 2025.
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