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as in dividing
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as in equalizing
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The encounter, captured on video, quickly gained international attention, dividing those who believed the zoo was in the right to kill Harambe for the child's safety, and others who found the act inhumane.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026 -
By 1997, Ultimate Fighting began to join more conventional combat sports in dividing fighters into weight classes, for safety’s sake.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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And San Antonio made that proclamation real for us in Game 4, cruising to a victory and equalizing the series 2-2.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Ronaldo, who joined the club in December 2022, came close to equalizing just before halftime but his close-range header from a Joao Felix cross sailed wide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Each category is designed around different performance characteristics, balancing factors such as charging speed, energy density, lifespan, and thermal stability.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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These measures demonstrate a commitment to balancing development with respect for heritage.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The women’s voices rose, gentle and emotive in unison, before splitting into two concordant melodies.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Rounding out the top three is Ronaldo’s longtime rival Lionel Messi, who brought home $140 million the past year, splitting those earnings evenly between on-the-pitch and off-field activities.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 May 2026
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Strong suggests legitimizing and standardizing station tattoos, making a design readily available if deputies want to pay homage to their workplace, as other departments across the nation do.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Whether a user is upgrading from an older Thunderbolt 4 machine today or standardizing on Thunderbolt 5 laptops on the next refresh cycle, the TBT-UDH2 is designed to perform without rethinking a corporation’s entire desk setup.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Erlanger audited Stevenson's dispensing record over those four months.—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Specialty pharmacies focus on dispensing and managing high-cost, high-complexity medications for patients with serious, chronic or rare health conditions.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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My approach would be to position the county office not just as a support agency, but as a catalyst, bringing districts together, aligning resources and helping lead the next phase of public education.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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The organizations that do this well focus on defining shared metrics, investing in tools that analyze both quality and affordability, and aligning incentives to drive both positive clinical outcomes and affordability in healthcare.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Proportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportioning. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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