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Recent Examples of low-level
Even low-level exposure can result in heavy metals slowly building up in the body over time.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
In the southwest, a low-level separatist insurgency has simmered for years, becoming more lethal recently.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Elon Musk will go down as a tragic figure of the Trump era—an actual industrialist visionary whose singular genius could have been used for something positive, rather than just firing a bunch of low-level bureaucrats and presiding over the brand destruction of a great American company.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The low-level local representative had grown up using Russian in school.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
In the southwest, a low-level separatist insurgency has simmered for years, becoming more lethal recently.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Elon Musk will go down as a tragic figure of the Trump era—an actual industrialist visionary whose singular genius could have been used for something positive, rather than just firing a bunch of low-level bureaucrats and presiding over the brand destruction of a great American company.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The low-level local representative had grown up using Russian in school.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-level
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
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Each encounter brings four options for how to beat that opponent, a prime opportunity to make petty jokes.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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As a result, defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts can face much longer sentences than those in state court for the same petty offenses, The Denver Post previously found.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Therefore, all the other religions found in India thrive because of Hinduism, and are subordinate to it.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Huntington Beach junior receiver Troy Foster has committed to San Diego State. . .—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Senior quarterback Ava Hanson connected with junior wide receiver Avery Schroeder for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7 in the second quarter.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Mickey and Ganter could be two key additions to the secondary.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Houston landed solid transfers at receiver, tight end and the offensive line, but the Cougars lost their defensive coordinator and a number of their top players in the secondary to programs like LSU and Miami. 13.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Nina and Jim are forced to work overtime to re-center key story components that get lost amid more minor twists and turns.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Complete any prep the under area needs—like removing existing weeds and shrubs or mowing grass—then lay the garden map back over the area and secure it with landscape staples.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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The bra and underwear have set stones and drops at the under-bust of the bra and the waistline of the underwear.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-level. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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