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as in scooped (out)
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as in needed
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There’s a lower level of proof for a preliminary hearing — not the same burden of proof that’s needed during a trial, which requires that the jury believe the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
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But such catch-up contributions may be needed for far more Gen Xers, since their median 401(k) account balance was just $67,100.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Once the fridge is unplugged, remove all food and beverage items from the shelves, bins, and compartments.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nearly a third of those have been unplugged for over a century, and 90% are within the city of Los Angeles.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn, by all accounts, wanted something simple that wouldn’t look dated or feature much adornment.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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His parents wanted to make sure that he and his older brother would never get sucked into such slaughter.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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There was no sign former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in the military takeover in 2021 and has been held virtually incommunicado since then, would be freed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police reinvestigating the cold case brought him in for questioning in 2017 and charged him with murder, but the case was discontinued, and he was again freed.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The installation reproduces local KGB archives on Stalin and facsimiles of historical artifacts of the 1960s placed around an AR reconstruction of Buddha in Nirvana, a forty-three-foot-long, 1,600-year-old clay statue of a reclining Buddha excavated in Tajikistan in the late ’60s.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The reception area showcases a 21-foot installation created with soil excavated during construction—the building's foundation reborn as art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Opened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opened%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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