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Verb
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For traders, the 50-day was violated during the pullback but the stock fought back above it, and that matters.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants, including Chevron and Exxon, violated state environmental laws for decades.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The war, in which Israel invaded parts of Lebanon, left nearly 2,300 people dead in Lebanon, more than 1 million people displaced and caused wide destruction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Trump has not even invaded Iran, at least not yet.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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In November, three people were arrested after a van breached airport security and entered a restricted area.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Of course, this is on top of other recent hacks by similar groups, including one on a medical equipment provider and another that breached the FBI director’s personal Gmail account.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.—
Steven Yoder,
States Newsroom,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Skepticism remains entrenched within the bloc about admitting new members, including any move to fast-track the process for Ukraine.—
Suzanne Lynch,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill are entrenched as the offensive tackles for now, with Ryan Van Demark recently added in free agency as the swing backup.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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