as in to find out
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The Courier Journal caught up with Zipperle to find out why Cornbread Hemp took home the New Ideas Award in the 2025 Top Workplaces competition.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025 -
To find out when yours needs to be replaced, refer to the instructions that came with your model and accompanying filter.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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While letting the clock run down for the next play, Memphis committed a false start penalty.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Foulla Niotis says her 17-year-old daughter, Maria, and Maria's best friend, Isabella Salas, were run down and killed by Maria's stalker despite months of complaining to police.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Because of the crucial role the Southern Ocean plays in mitigating this catalyst for climate change, AWI researchers have been studying this marine environment.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Rick is a guy who has always loved books and used to study creative writing.—
Willing Davidson,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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As much as the 49ers try to shield themselves from media speculation, Bethune couldn’t help but hear that their defense was in a bad way with Warner gone.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The universal love is the applause, either heard in person or received from afar, a love reinforced by the sense of an instant, intimate family—a life backstage or in the trailer, far more interesting than the often unhappy family left behind.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But beyond the symbols, the science itself is moving quickly—in ways that may reshape how breast cancer is prevented, detected and treated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 Oct. 2025
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In addition to minelaying, minesweeping—the ability to detect and remove mines to clear safe passages—is a key element of naval mine warfare.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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From there, Bishop, along with the medical team at Portsmouth, sought to determine more about his prognosis and the potential solution.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The medical examiner on Friday determined that the student died by suicide.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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Police quickly realized, however, there were inconsistencies in the siblings’ story, and authorities ascertained that Samantha was the person driving at the time of the incident.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Others were harder to discern, like a boy being swept away by a tornado, or homeless men being inserted into people’s homes.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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This is accomplished with a more casual ankle-length height, a softly rounded toe and a far more discerning metal buckle detail.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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