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pacifiers

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plural of pacifier

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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of negotiators

Noun

Further, as Iranian proxies wither and die on the vine, peace will be given an opportunity to establish roots in a region where peace is always in short supply.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026
Since 2007, Chinese intelligence operatives and their proxies had been stealing data to do with the F-35.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of proxies

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Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Before testifying, Williamson was asked by Ouellette’s attorneys to examine a gray hooded sweatshirt that was worn by Ringquist.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of attorneys

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Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be factors in the collision, Harper said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
During an informational webinar IFG hosted in February, Aydin, the embryologist, was upfront that many factors can cause fertility issues in older women, and that a mitochondrial donation might not solve them.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

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The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of deputies

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However, Central Florida election supervisors are not reporting any problems with their local postal service liaisons.

— Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Their story begins with traditional performers—later called shuyu—who, like the geisha of Japan, might engage in liaisons with patrons.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of liaisons

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Reddit moderators also checked additional photos and Apple paperwork provided by the owner.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
During an Iowa Senate debate, the moderators displayed images of two soldiers, native Iowans, killed in action in the Middle East.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderators

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Federal agents were still detaining undocumented immigrants across the state, and Latino residents — the state’s largest ethnic group at 41% — were suffering under the crushing cost of food, gas and housing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The Justice Department previously said that neither FBI employees nor ICE agents will be monitoring polling places.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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