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as in held on
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as in signed (up or on)
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Breaks Interstate Park offers seasonal tours to the Virginia Elk Restoration Zone, where visitors can view the elk (reservations are required and tours are only held on select weekends).—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
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He was being held on a $14,000 bond at the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, jail records show.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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The performance happened on a day when Coachella has a notable number of rockers — Jack White kicked things off in the Mojave Tent in a set announced earlier this week and there was much excitement for the Strokes on the Coachella stage Saturday night before headliner Justin Bieber.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say that on March 15, 2026, Sikorski allegedly kicked and slammed the dog named Steel multiple times.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Musical’ The cartoon character Betty Boop from the 1930s takes the spotlight of a stage musical that ran on Broadway in 2025.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Creuzot, a former state district judge and pioneer of diversion programs that steer low-level offenders from prison into rehabilitation programs, ran on his record.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Hornets’ starting lineup also boasts the highest offensive rating among all starting lineups, per the NBA’s advanced stats — and that group, in fact, has the highest offensive rating of all lineups employed across the NBA that have logged at least 172 minutes together.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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Witzburg, who is set to leave office later this month as her term expires, declined to identify the staffer or the mayoral administration that employed them.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices continued to pull back on Tuesday from earlier gains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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During Monday's hearing, no decisions were made and no one entered a plea, as the arraignment has been continued to Thursday for the five defendants.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jafaar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson, took on his first acting role to play his uncle, Michael Jackson, in the biopic.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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This work took on new significance following the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia crew in February 2003.—
Emily A. Margolis,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Manny DelCarmen launched a solo home run to give East Bridgewater a lead which held up in a 6-5 win over South Shore League foe Cohasset.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before Brubaker’s next pitch, rookie catcher Daniel Susac held up a single index finger.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ongoing impact of doxing Although Sheikali retained his job and certification, the campaign's impact is not over.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Throughout her time in public life, Dhillon has retained that posture of elite dissent.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Kept (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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