as in to find out
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Jacinto found out the truth about his work after becoming suspicious of some of the girls who would accompany his cousins to their home.
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Amora needs to find out what Sincere told Melanie about their Casa connection and warn Melanie, if possible, that Sincere was treating Casa Amor like a hall pass.
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Everyone inside the building ran down the emergency stairs.
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On a broken possession with the shot clock running down, Thornton caught the ball in the right corner with space to shoot.
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Lara Schwarz studies the effect of wildfires and heat waves on public health at UC Berkeley.
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Supporters argue the Bible should be studied as an essential literary text that can help students understand Western history and the founding of the US.
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Imagine the outrage if Smith heard someone question how far an NFL team could go with a Black quarterback, Black head coach and Black general manager.
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Commissioners also changed the sound levels from 55 decibels to 65 DBA, a measurement used to measure sound at how humans hear the noise.
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This also means a higher chance that experts will detect West Nile virus.
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Though earthquakes can cause dramatic ground movement — tearing ruptures in land and moving larger areas by several inches — such movement is typically more localized than the country-long seismic event detected by Park and her colleagues.
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Readiness is an ongoing practice, not a declaration, determined by daily interactions and the safety to be candid.
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Investigators later determined the teen had distant family members in Colorado.
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Who had what — or more specifically, half of what — must be ascertained before figuring in tax and tip.
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One person was killed by a car bomb in Moscow's eastern suburbs early on Tuesday, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced in a statement, with an investigation now underway to ascertain the details of the incident.
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Analysts made their careers on discerning the Fed’s decisions by studying buying and selling in the bond market.
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Venus enters discerning Virgo on July 9, bringing love, money and self-worth back down to earth.
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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