as in considered
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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With campaigns and outside super PACs flooding the zone with money, television, radio and social media were awash with ads for candidates vying in deep-blue NY-12, NY-10, NY-13 and NY-7, all of which are considered up for grabs to greater or lesser degrees.
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Forsythia is considered invasive in some parts of the country1 so check your local invasive plant lists before planting.
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Generally, dark energy and dark matter are regarded as separate entities, their elusiveness their primary link.
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Not only in the United States but across the world, he was regarded with a mixture of reverence and awe.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.
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Nashville’s explosive culinary scene is now viewed as a model for other cities of how to balance growth with authenticity.
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“Looked (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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