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the means or procedure for doing something
the city council is stuck in the last century and needs to adopt more modern methods for doing things
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Recent Examples of methods
The finish is what sells it, and the modern methods aim to look like hair that’s always been there.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
In Japanese and English, the publication features facts about the water that goes into our clothes, profiles on material innovations and dyeing methods that are curbing water use, and Q&As with figures from the apparel and textile field and beyond.
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Footwear News,
24 June 2026
In the vast majority of cases, relatively simple embryo screening methods can easily and accurately be used to select against those embryos with disease-causing mutations.
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Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Dudley says the grant funding also helps prevention methods keep up with new pressures facing our youth.
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Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Abramovich’s backing gave Lollichon greater resources to refine his methods.
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Bats are adaptable, so set your expectations low for DIY methods.
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Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
As such, the treatment remains niche and is sometimes seen as a last resort for patients who refuse or are poor candidates for surgical or other standard debridement methods.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
In Japanese and English, the publication features facts about the water that goes into our clothes, profiles on material innovations and dyeing methods that are curbing water use, and Q&As with figures from the apparel and textile field and beyond.
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Footwear News,
24 June 2026
In the vast majority of cases, relatively simple embryo screening methods can easily and accurately be used to select against those embryos with disease-causing mutations.
—
Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Dudley says the grant funding also helps prevention methods keep up with new pressures facing our youth.
—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Abramovich’s backing gave Lollichon greater resources to refine his methods.
—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Bats are adaptable, so set your expectations low for DIY methods.
—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
As such, the treatment remains niche and is sometimes seen as a last resort for patients who refuse or are poor candidates for surgical or other standard debridement methods.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for methods
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Relatedly, as the film's release on June 26 rapidly approaches, there's new box office tracking data out.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
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When planning for retirement, asset allocation, withdrawal strategies, and tax-efficient investing is typically top of mind.
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Privacy throughout the complex is achieved by the construction techniques the builder used to reduce noise transmission between floors and units.
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But it’s thoughtfully presented and gives us some useful design techniques to consider.
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Scientists routinely disclose funding resources, study methodologies and conflicts of interest.
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Despite her background, her understanding of images was not really an art historical one, although psychoanalytical methodologies of studying the history of art were emerging.
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There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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Post set the gold standard for manners and social behavior for generations of Americans, social graces still valued and taught today.
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Remember that coughing and sneezing without a mask is considered very bad manners, as is attempting to board a train at the last minute and potentially causing a late departure.
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The Southern Cook Book Marion Brown collected nearly 1,000 traditional regional recipes from favorite restaurants, hotels, and households to compile in The Southern Cook Book.
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This downtown institution runs on family recipes (owner Kory Nagler is a third-generation restaurateur) and makes nearly everything from scratch, down to batters worked in an old-fashioned sourdough barrel.
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If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.
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However, systems, policymakers and technologists need to fix the mismatch between these two phenomena.
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