as in to find out
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Upon arriving at Cumming's castle in the first episode, the group was eager to head to the initial blindfolded round table and find out whether they had been selected to play as a Traitor or Faithful.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026 -
During the second episode, Traitors Lisa Rinna, Candiace Dillard and Rob Rauches were given a chance to find out the secret Traitor’s identity.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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How Palestinian students adapted to studying in a genocide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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While there are some other small new concessions in the CBA that will help players make ends meet (such as getting access to health benefits in the offseason), to hear ECHLers explain their strike vote, the pay bump was never the driving force.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now, a new jury will hear details of the brutal crime as Braddy again faces execution due to changes in Florida’s death penalty law.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Technologically, the Gen 3 4NE1 features high-torque joints, a lifting capacity of up to 100 kilograms, and a patented artificial skin that detects proximity to prevent collisions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Britain and France would establish military bases in Ukraine, while the US offered satellite and drone monitoring to detect any ceasefire breaches.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Someone who is unable to work in mainstream punditry because his face no longer fits, but is determined to raise standards among those who do as an outside agitator.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pay attention to frost dates, rainfall, and snow levels to determine when to mulch and how deeply.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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This trip was no different, but maybe a bit harder to ascertain.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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The surveillance helped investigators ascertain that these men, most of whom lived in Dubai, were working together to launder money and smuggle cocaine from South America to Europe.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mehta is the president of Sim Gems USA, a diamond dealer that sources investment-worthy stones for discerning billionaires; his customers include Nita Ambani, the wife of the richest man in Asia.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Huang will have to strike a confident tone for investors who will be more discerning in 2026 and focusing closely on underlying fundamentals to pick their positions.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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