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During the meeting, Dexter Brady, the housing authority's deputy director, indicated that a tentative refinancing deal for debt tied to the Madison Heights apartment complex has not been finalized.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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Comey’s former deputy Andrew McCabe, however, has indicated that Comey authorized the leak to a reporter.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The contrast suggests Generation X has struggled more than other age groups to recover from the Great Recession.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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My gesture may seem small—but, contrary to what some AI tools may seem to imply, in most cases, small is plenty.—
Miranda Rake,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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David Berding/Getty Images O'Connell's remarks imply that McCarthy may not be thrown back into the starting lineup immediately after he's cleared by doctors to resume playing.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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His album, titled El Rey de Habana, signifies his shift away from what’s typically recognized as reparto, fusing R&B, Brazilian funk, Jersey club, Afrobeats, and reggaeton.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The expansion signifies the airline's first international destinations.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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These characteristics are crucial for a power source intended to provide reliable, on-demand electricity at a competitive price.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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William Schabas, one of the world’s most influential authorities on international criminal law, stresses that genocidal intent can be inferred from actions and policies, not only from formal statements.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a Universe with dark energy, a cosmological constant, or the zero-point energy of quantum fields, there’s no reason to infer that the zero-point energy would actually be zero.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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