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Noun
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The softening of the labor market is a major factor weighing on the Federal Reserve, as the central bank’s chairman Jerome Powell indicated in his Jackson Hole address that rate cuts could be coming.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
That report throws some cold water on another inflation report that came out earlier in the week that showed some softening in consumer prices.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Zlotsky has seen the same story play out again and again, where a woman leaves work to care for her kids, comes back for a second chapter in her career and then, within a couple of years, leaves again to care for her aging parents.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fueled by an aging population and rising demand for long-term care, senior care and disability services are specifically projected to grow 21%, adding over 528,000 jobs by 2034.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cool nights and crisp clear days of fall rejuvenate flowering annuals and perennials that may have languished in the heat of summer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The rainfall in those months is critical for the flowering of the new crop.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The good and bad of fame, the hate, jealousy, drama, balancing my career with my personal life and growing up and maturing.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested the Treasury avoid increasing the size of long-end Treasury issuance unless rates move lower, but the Treasury still needs to raise much more than is maturing for the 10-year and bond auction cycles each month, even if the auction sizes remain steady.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Check the tomatoes every few days and move the ripening ones to a warmer, lit area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Apples won't continue ripening after they're harvested.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Efforts to expand retail investors’ access to private markets in Europe took a significant step forward this week with the launch of a new investment vehicle, but concerns remain about growing exposure to the relatively risky assets.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still the Yankees are seemingly in better position given how the starting pitching for the most part is performing and how Aaron Judge is progressing.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The two incidents meant that neither had a chance of making the top five and progressing to Monday’s final, prompting Van de Velde’s act of kindness.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Mellowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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