as in removing
to let go from office, service, or employment
mustered out of the army at the end of the war
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When removing the 3% annual increase cities and counties were already allowed, the cap amounted to a 5% budget increase from growth.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
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There are several organic methods for removing these persistent weeds, and some are more effective than others.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur are searching for their eighth manager/head coach (interim and permanent) since 2019 after sacking Thomas Frank on Wednesday amid a run of two wins in 17 Premier League games.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Seattle swarmed quarterback Drake Maye all game, sacking him six times and forcing three turnovers, leaving New England scoreless through the first three quarters.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company rejected the measure, dismissing Friedmann as a disgruntled ex-convict, but his campaign got widespread attention.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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By dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains, Peterson says, families and communities may miss warning signs in the young people around them.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the board approved a one-time retirement incentive agreement with the Naperville Unit Education Association, the district’s teachers union, in which eligible staff could receive full retirement insurance benefits for retiring this year without meeting previous notification requirements.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Walton has also wound down his involvement in Walmart, retiring from a 23-year stint as chairman in 2015 and leaving the company’s board in 2024.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Jack Healy had tied the game with 47 seconds left in regulation, firing a heavy shot from the neutral zone that skipped off a Rockets defender’s leg into the top corner beyond goalie JT Coyne’s reach.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police shoot man in Dundalk Police said several calls to police reported that a man, identified as Adams, was firing a gun outside of the home.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Putin also announced that Russia was releasing two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war who fought in the Ukrainian armed forces.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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That was just 11 minutes after the state started releasing results.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Frozen Pipes This may be the most serious risk of turning off your heat during the winter.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
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Make a point of occasionally turning off notifications or taking a walk without any smart devices — anything to reset your mind.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Mustering out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustering%20out. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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