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as in groups
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as in parallels
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Their bold bid to subpoena Wiles also parallels their effort to seek similar testimony from Rubio, who as Florida’s senator privately met with Rivera, Nuhfer and Gorrin at a hotel in Washington in 2017.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
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The Athletic Mindset And The 90-Minute Mindset The athletic mindset parallels career productivity because both involve complex tasks, feedback, skill development, setbacks and long-term effort.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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If Denver doesn’t match, then the signing team must give the draft pick that aligns with the tender.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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The launch of the NUKE-it platform aligns with broader US national security priorities by strengthening domestic industrial resilience.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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July 2017 The Fire and Police Commission orders Flynn to expand the department’s pursuit policy.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Starting Monday, specialists will deliver reports evaluating the nearly 50-year-old building’s condition and repair costs that could determine whether the City Council orders Dallas’ government hub to stay put or move elsewhere.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Jan. 2026
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The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who registers to attend will receive a reminder email prior to the event, but registration is not required, officials said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her character, Hailey, initially registers as a familiar presence before revealing a far more pivotal role in the show’s evolving power structure.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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The decision matches a move by Harvard University last year to broaden educational affordability.—
Jordan Erb,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The audio and video quality of the film matches the raw power of the music from beloved rock bands who were in their prime, or in the case of Beck and Foo Fighters, in their infancy.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Realignment is the process by which the UIL, the state’s governing body for high school sports, reassigns schools across Texas into classifications based on enrollment, and then sorts them into districts.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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This year's report includes new functions including Listening Age, which tells users how old their music tastes make them, and Clubs, which sorts listeners into groups based on their tastes.—
Hannah Hudnall,
IndyStar,
3 Dec. 2025
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Adult-use legalization, whether enacted legislatively or approved by voters, may further weaken assumptions that a positive test automatically equals misconduct, especially for non-safety-sensitive roles.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The online retailer announced a restructuring this week that eliminated 16,000 jobs which, added to 14,000 job cuts in October, equals about a 10% reduction in headcount in its corporate and tech workforce of roughly 350,000.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Lines up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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