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is (to)

verb

Definition of is (to)

present tense third-person singular of be (to)

as in treats

to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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Its pelvic health track folds Kegels into broader physical therapy for pelvic pain, bladder leakage and bowel control — a whole-body frame that treats the pelvic floor as one system among several rather than an isolated target.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
That distinction matters because higher education often treats graduate enrollment marketing as an extension of undergraduate admissions.

— Brian Hartnack, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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Reportedly, the artificial intelligence serves as both the observational eyes and the active navigator throughout the procedure by establishing a continuous feedback loop between real-time ultrasound image processing and physical surgical control.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Le Drian, who is seventy-nine years old and currently serves as France’s special envoy to Lebanon, has worked in the Middle East for nearly two decades.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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Loco Films handles sales, while Caramel Films distributes in Spain.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Having to balance coverage of this unimaginable tragedy with more typical Housewives scenes is a remarkably tricky balancing act, but one that the show handles well.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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