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Noun
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Maybe a constitutional convention should be held for public adjustments of dozens of issues, including the felon candidate.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026 -
Sometimes, that requires making small but meaningful adjustments, like warming washcloths for a patient who resists basic care.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Virdell offered amendments as lawmakers debated the bill, but they were defeated.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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State legislators also have tried to thwart charter amendments limiting growth.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The early results confirmed the fracturing of Britain's traditional two-party system into a multi-party democracy, in what analysts say represents one of the biggest transformations in British politics in the last century.—
Andrew MacAskill,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The transformations are meant to render the pavilion into a building-sized Wardian case, a Victorian-era terrarium used to transport foreign plants across the British Empire.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Managers at various locations have already lifted prohibitions on hunting stands that damage trees and training hunting dogs, using vehicles to retrieve animals and hunting along trails, according to an NPCA review of site regulations the organization recently performed after learning of the order.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the rest of the NBA is widely expected to be more competitive next season — from the bottom tier, where anti-tanking regulations and a weaker draft class should curb teams’ intentional losing, to the upper echelons, where Oklahoma City and San Antonio stand tall.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Then, Lichter noticed distortions in the glass.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The ever increasing absurdity turned a familiar mind game between exes into a shrewd illustration of heartbreak’s capacity to create wild distortions of reality.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Now positioned at the top of Aston Martin’s DB food chain, the DB12 S offers a range of tweaks inside and out which are designed to dynamically hone an already-impressive luxury GT.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The roster tweaks continued for the Sox.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Those fluctuations in the top-line payroll number could very well continue in the months to come, largely because of the birth-death model changes, said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Hormonal therapies may also be helpful for some patients, particularly when disease activity is influenced by hormonal fluctuations.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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“Modulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulations. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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