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as in comes
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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Of course, with a luxury experience also comes a luxurious price tag and the cost of tickets won’t be the kind of budget fares people most associate with bus travel.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The singer’s recent hometown show comes weeks after her now ex-boyfriend, The Kid LAROI, seemingly confirmed their split.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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As Kiko approaches the islands, rain and wind remain a possibility.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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As China’s Golden Week approaches at the start of October, demand for ocean cargo on the trans-Pacific trade lane is not projected to see a significant increase, according to a Thursday update from Flexport.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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The program draws on the Trust Protocol’s existing system, using field-level data to pre-assess grower eligibility.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 edition draws on feedback from more than 10,000 expats representing 172 nationalities, offering a unique window into the best places to live in the world for work, lifestyle and affordability.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Organizations are recognizing that this post-sale period needs its own leadership, with clear metrics, accountability and responsibility, because so much is at stake after the sale closes.—
Rachel Lyubovitzky,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The most valuable ones start not with the opportunity itself, but with the judgment to know when to step onto the path — and when to act before the moment closes.—
Jessica Billingsley,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And the Georgian now comes up against his old club in the hopes of keeping Metz on zero points through two games of its return to the top flight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Data-provider With Intelligence logged US $209 billion of final closes in 2024, 5 percent above 2023, with mega-funds swallowing two-thirds of the haul.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But the worst of California’s fire season is likely ahead as the windy season nears.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since the breach, water spills into the peninsula every time the river nears that mark, and that happens often now, sometimes for weeks at a time.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Nighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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