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When Sam, 5, rolled up to the park in jeans and a blue fleece, Adeline took an interest.—
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Keep in mind that thicker chair mats also take a longer time to flatten out than thinner chair mats when they are shipped rolled up in a box.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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This didn’t stop others from reporting the latter, and the story blew up out of all proportion.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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One island off the coast of South Korea may have blown up, but no one will stop the wealthy from oppressing and crushing the poor.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Questions remain about Pearce’s upper-body strength and, given his natural build, the team that drafts him will have to find the sweet spot for bulking him up without reducing his explosiveness.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Provider taxes States can boost federal Medicaid contributions to their states through what's known as a provider tax, often levying taxes on health care providers, which raises the overall cost of a service and therefore increases the portion reimbursed by the state.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Establishing a medical school here is expected to increase the likelihood of graduates practicing in the area, while addressing a national shortage of physicians.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The effect is to both collapse and distend time until all the souls in the book, most of them nameless anyway, exist at the same time, in the same place, forever.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2025
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Isaiah was also malnourished and dehydrated at the time of his death, with his small and large intestines markedly distended.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2017
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Ukraine claimed to have shot down or neutralized 475 of the 537 drones and missiles fired, though Ukraine and Russia are known to inflate the effectiveness of their air defense capabilities.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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The backlog has inflated the jail population by 13%, pushing it from 6,722 on Feb. 15 before the strike began to 7,605 as of Thursday, Vera Institute records show.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Activist investor Elliott reportedly built up a stake in the oil major in February, just before Auchincloss revealed BP's strategic reset that set out to ramp up investment in oil and gas and reduce the focus on renewables.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Today, however, the Yellowhammer State has seen a run of artists mixing Southern rock and country rise from the independent ranks to the mainstream.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2025
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Foodborne illnesses can spike in the summer months, especially given the higher temperatures and rise in outdoor dining like picnics and cookouts.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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