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Noun
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The report indicates an overall softening of demand, which is leading to easing pressure on asking rents, including for shopping center space specifically.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025 -
The breakdown of these traditional promotional barriers has led to a softening of the hard-line broadcast deals that previously meant Star Boxer A couldn’t take on Star Boxer B simply because each fought on different platforms.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Japan will on Saturday elect its new leader, with a millennial minister poised to become prime minister of the rapidly aging nation.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Finally, too much nitrogen fertilizer can encourage shoot and leaf development at the expense of flowering.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since then, the prospects for young biographers have improved substantially, and a trio of books published this fall is evidence of the genre’s new flowering.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bolstered by horns, passionate guitar work from Brandon Hood, Tom Bukovac and Kris Donegan, as well as twinkling piano, this song sizzles with a sultry energy, while also showcasing Myers’s continually maturing sense of songcraft.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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During the entire process, the growing child will accumulate memories of their life, as will a maturing AI.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An overripe berry can accelerate ripening in the fruit it is being stored with.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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After months of bilateral talks between the two countries, the moment was ripening for a provisional peace accord.—
Thomas de Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The latest incidents also highlight how ill-prepared the bloc is amid the growing importance of drones in today’s warfare.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite the growing frustration surrounding the play, Payton remains steadfast in his belief that the play should not be outlawed.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And medicine is progressing at astonishing speed.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Dylan D’Epifanio, Northwood, QB The 6-foot-3 sophomore is progressing with 1,167 yards and 11 TDs for the Timberwolves (3-2).—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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