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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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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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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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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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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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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In auditoriums and convention centers, businesspeople, educators, salespeople, and homemakers gathered to hear speakers such as Norman Vincent Peale, Zig Ziglar, and Art Linkletter, among others, extol the virtues of positive thinking, unbridled optimism, and hard work.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Hopkins researchers are figuring out how to detect cancer early and treat it better.—
Madison Plunkert,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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Related article Largest celestial object of its kind detected in the distant universe The new images represent just over 10 hours of test observations, offering a brief preview of the observatory’s decade-long mission to explore the mysteries of the universe like never before.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 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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Kyoto attracts 75 million annual visitors to its 1,000 Buddhist temples and was cited in 1.2 million online searches and 23 million hashtags, the study determined.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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This concentration was then used to ascertain the time-dependent effect of both cannabinoids.—
Paul McClure
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Chemist Willard Libby developed this method — used to ascertain the age of organic materials — in the late 1940s at the University of Chicago.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 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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There is always the option to try these mattress types in person to better discern what the bounciness of latex feels like, or the pressure relief of memory foam.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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