pons asinorum

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Noun
  • The Angels had the bases loaded to start the eighth against Jax after an infield single (Mike Trout), a walk (Taylor Ward) and a catcher’s interference (Jo Adell).
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Highlighting the beauty and peril of open water swimming and the obstacles women continue to face in the pursuit of equality, Vindication Swim has been praised for its vivid portrait of Gleitze as a pioneering trailblazer for women’s open water swimming around the world.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The move by Maxwell, while expected, adds to the obstacles the DOJ must overcome to release grand jury transcripts from Epstein's and Maxwell's cases.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Like the Democrats, Republicans sport an inability to recognize government force as the monopoly of concern and the most worrisome impediment to competition.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Satisfying in their inevitability, no twist or impediment was too much to prevent the heroine from marrying her man.
    Grace Aldridge August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Winner of the 1989 Academy Award for Documentary Feature, this moving film explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross-section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Fain refused to provide records requested by the monitor, constituting an obstruction of transparency and cooperation.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And Taiwan's currency has appreciated sharply this year against the U.S. dollar, a hindrance for an economy so heavily dependent on exports.
    Satviki Sanjay Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
  • In our experience, this system has been a hindrance to speeding software delivery, rather than an enabler.
    Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As chicken wings became a food to bond over, flavors have expanded way beyond the traditional buffalo sauce to sauces and rubs including bourbon, lemon pepper, mango and teriyaki – plus ever-hotter spicier sauces.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Gage is a lovable pup who enjoys toys and bully rubs, his pet profile says.
    TJ Macias, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).
    Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
  • LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.
    Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
Noun
  • Uranium enrichment, nuclear power plants and data centers are among potential plans for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, although significant hurdles remain.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Below, members of Forbes Technology Council reveal common hurdles teams face when scaling production AI—and share practical strategies for overcoming them.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Pons asinorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pons%20asinorum. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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