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Adjective
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The bottom line is that people should stay engaged with preventive care.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025 -
This year, nearly two-thirds say the United States should be more engaged internationally.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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While human stress is largely influenced by the hormone cortisol, the equivalent in rats is called corticosterone.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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The introduction of the Hadid-110 adds another layer to a UAV arsenal that has already influenced global military planning, one that blends speed, shaping, and expendability into a package that Iran appears determined to deploy more widely.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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They are curiously preoccupied with incarceration, both literally (two books take place in prisons) and metaphorically, investigating the Orwellian thought-police in one’s own head.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
2 Dec. 2025
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The team, the New York media and the fans were likely to be more preoccupied with the Mets' historic collapse.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Besides, the Knicks have become a more formidable opponent than in the 1999 NBA Finals when San Antonio’s David Robinson and Tim Duncan disposed them in five games.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The 2025 suit alleges 80,000 artifacts were not properly curated, and about 3,000 artifacts were either lost or disposed of.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Israeli forces also clash regularly with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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More than 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 from Jordan and sought by the Palestinians for a future state.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Verb
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It might also not be inclined to offer the often hard-to-hear advice that a human agent has to.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Stubbornly high inflation has shifted the debate among Fed policymakers, who had signaled at the start of the year that they were inclined to cut their key rate twice more this year.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the affidavit says, the woman got into the car with another officer, causing Ouellet to become concerned about her detention.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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By 1779, Washington had grown concerned that his men were finding excuses to avoid duty in order to play.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
Verb
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In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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But many predicted that Candy Crush would not survive for 14 years, and Ingvar is convinced her teams will once again prove the doubters wrong.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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