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as in regarding
having to do with
the librarian read stories of kings and princesses to the youngsters
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Recent Examples of of
Thanks to its ongoing popularity, though, there are plenty of boxed options at grocery stores these days.
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Ball, who has been on a heater of late, set the tone early by showing off his full bag of tricks — shooting 3s off one foot, throwing no-look dimes and outleaping opponents for rebounds, seemingly toying with the Kings at times.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The club will take on Toluca FC of Liga MX in the next stage of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium before traveling to FC Dallas on Saturday.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service issued a series of severe thunderstorm watches for Chicago and parts of Illinois Tuesday with heavy rainfall easing into midnight Wednesday.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Ball, who has been on a heater of late, set the tone early by showing off his full bag of tricks — shooting 3s off one foot, throwing no-look dimes and outleaping opponents for rebounds, seemingly toying with the Kings at times.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The club will take on Toluca FC of Liga MX in the next stage of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium before traveling to FC Dallas on Saturday.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service issued a series of severe thunderstorm watches for Chicago and parts of Illinois Tuesday with heavy rainfall easing into midnight Wednesday.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Preposition
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Just before the deployment, there was an ugly scene at San Francisco International Airport after agents carried away a passenger, originally from Guatemala, who was waiting to board a domestic flight with her daughter.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wake early to catch the spectacle of sunrise before driving 30 minutes to the neighboring Santa Teresa.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Preposition
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To reply to other posts, simply include ‘re:’ or ‘to’ the topic in the subject line of your post.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Such teams are deployed across the country as part of a constantly evolving effort to counter the low-cost loitering munitions that have become a deadly weapon of modern warfare, from Ukraine to the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Casar told Sanders about his experience as a city councilman trying to bring a Major League Soccer team to Austin.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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American officials are now weighing adding about 10,000 more troops to the Middle East as some speculate a ground invasion could be coming.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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As humanoid robotics continues to evolve toward wider adoption, technologies like GAE could play a foundational role.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Independent sit-down restaurants that opened there often did so in isolated retail strips or standalone buildings rather than building toward a critical mass of similarly minded operators that can help draw diners to an area in the first place.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Southerly sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph on Saturday and lowest afternoon and evening humidity of 15 to 25% Friday and Saturday.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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