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Noun
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Trans women also receive official recognition from the government and health organizations, which view them as a target group for HIV prevention and treatment.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Apr. 2025 -
Cameron Kasky is a Parkland survivor and, as a result, a founding member of Never Again MSD, a gun-violence prevention group, as well as an organizer of the March 2018 March for Our Lives student protests calling for gun law reforms.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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His more than 400 deflections are the most in a season since the NBA began tracking that stat in 2016.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Just 31 seconds after the Ducks equalized, Kopitar secured 20-goal campaign No. 14 with a deft deflection from the high slot that bounced off the ice and past Dostál.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Obviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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