as in to find out
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The boys — then ages 8, 10 and 12 — were kicked out after other school parents found out about the OnlyFans content created by Jackson and her husband.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Let’s go down a research hole to find out if the revenge game narrative actually holds any weight.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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On that snap to Herbert, the play-clock was running down, Bonitto recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Chairman David Moores came in with tears running down his cheeks.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But that's nothing new, say linguists and others who study verbal communication.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead, China plans to launch its Chang’e-7 lunar probe around 2026, carrying instruments such as a seismograph to study the moon’s internal structure.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The women are hearing none of this.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The spotlights kick on when motion’s detected, giving you both peace of mind and better nighttime video.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Five-star reviewers can vouch for this little gadget’s ability to detect electronics outside of hidden cameras.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Experts determined that Gaza City had slid into famine shortly before Israel launched its major offensive there aimed at occupying it.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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To ascertain a player’s biological age, the height and date of birth of their biological parents is collected and their height and weight tracked every three months or so.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Clooneys are now very discerning about choosing work projects to ensure Alexander and Ella take priority.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Like the two previous installments, on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, Ed Gein retells in lurid—and largely fantastical—detail the legend of a notorious murderer, with the aim of discerning what our collective obsession with and inevitable misunderstanding of each case says about society.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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