as in to find out
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Jordan had found out that her husband, Charles Marter, was an executive at Gulf National Bank and decided to target the couple for ransom money, court records said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025 -
Its mission was to find out whether Mars ever had the right environmental conditions to support life, and, early on, the rover discovered chemical and mineral evidence of habitable environments from the past.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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With the 2025 New York City Pride March, Rise Up: Pride In Protest, running down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 29, the city is full of celebrations and specials.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets runs down the floor during the first half of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Leadership roles and extracurricular activities have prepared Poway High School Salutatorian Michael Markoff to tackle the challenges of studying medicine at UCLA this fall.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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That’s what researchers Kayla Clark from Rice University and Stephanie Leal from University of California, Los Angeles, have now studied.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The judge can be heard flipping through pages over the microphone.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Kemp is heard saying on the call before accusing Rock of lying about her child’s father, an accusation Blueface also confronted her with.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
1 July 2025
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The contract also calls for the the installation of a new acoustic monitoring system to detect wire breaks.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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The goal he was given, of detecting a single pathway by itself, didn’t actually make sense.—
Matt von Hippel,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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Authorities have stated that details about the motive and sequence of events will be determined through the ongoing investigation.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The team also aims to determine the impact of specific types of oils.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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This letter stressed the necessity of large scale experimentation to ascertain the possibility of producing an atom bomb.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
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The attack came as global markets were trying to ascertain what lays ahead after the U.S. struck key Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend with a barrage of 30,000-pound bunker busting bombs and Tomahawk missiles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Those new to his work will easily discern the film’s older footage, some of it captured on grainy DV cameras, while newer material boasts the elegant, widescreen compositions that have become his specialty.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Founded in 1830 by Charles Christofle, the company began as a fine jewelry atelier, creating gold and silver pieces for discerning Parisian clientele.—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
17 June 2025
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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