as in to consider
to think of in a particular way
you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all
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The multi-year security Marchand wanted beyond this season, then, was too much for Sweeney to assume considering the risk of injuries and decline.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Marshall considered what Fox has meant to the organization since being drafted to the Kings in 2017.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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The model later took to Instagram to respond to criticism regarding her outfit.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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According to Smith, James, who approached him in the third quarter during a timeout, scolded him for his commentary regarding his son and teammate, Bronny James.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The Raiders view him as a high-level backup and core special teams player, according to a league source.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The video of this event has been viewed 351,000 times on TikTok, and 686,000 times on Instagram.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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From the White House, count on seeing the venture capitalist and Trump crypto czar David Sacks, digital assets task force leader Bo Hines and acting chairman of the SEC Mark Uyeda.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the Teamsters’ 1.3 million members also count airline pilots, truck drivers, and, most recently, Amazon warehouse workers, a group O’Brien has worked particularly diligently to organize and bring into the Teamsters fold.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Venable believes the prospects gained experiences that will aid them and the club in the future.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, a federal oversight board this week ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily hire back more than 6,000 federal workers, finding reasonable grounds to believe the agency had acted illegally in terminating them.—
Chris Arnold,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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All three of those Grizzlies defeats were decided in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, but the loss of Jackson will be the one that’s felt the most.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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As for girls in bigger bodies who might have wanted to test out their moves but never felt confident enough to try?—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
4 Mar. 2025
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Freedom girls head coach Mike Bush thought Clermont’s 2024 finish led to Saturday’s win.—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for February indicated that consumers think inflation will climb at an annual rate of 3.5% over the next five to 10 years.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Look (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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