as in to come (to)
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Leaders broadly agreed that the shale revolution has buffered American consumers from the worst of the current energy shock in ways Europe, Asia, and Africa cannot match.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026 -
And some of the state’s congressional Democrats are worried the impulse to match Republican partisan efforts would be bad for the American electorate.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Instead, approach him with curiosity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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One way of approaching this is to go back to our earlier discussion about attitudes.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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So far, the chaos affecting Apple’s headless desktops is mostly not touching the rest of the lineup.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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An employee touched raw shrimp, then touched an apron cloth before washing their hands in the handwashing sink.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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“Measure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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