as in defining
to mark the limits of
marked off the outline of the mural first
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This fan support led him to a United States Championship victory and an emotional, career-defining win in the ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 32.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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In Kathmandu, Nepal, where anger at the government boiled over in September 2025, the flag became the defining image as flames spread through the gates of Singha Durbar, Nepal’s ornate palace complex and seat of power.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yet there are now signs that Washington and New Delhi are making progress toward limiting damage to the relationship.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, tenants who lived in homes that became rent-controlled had far less incentive to leave, which wound up limiting their mobility, according to the 2019 paper and other research, Respighi Grasso explained in an interview with USA TODAY.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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For Beijing, lunar missions such as the Chang’e program have been framed as national achievements, with officials openly describing helium-3 as a resource that could fuel China’s future energy needs for thousands of years.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a statement to ABC News Tuesday, Mattei blasted Martin over the letter describing it as the latest step in Jones' campaign of harassment targeting Aldenberg and the Sandy Hook families.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Marking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marking%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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