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Recent Examples of put about
The missions have put about 150 satellites and two spacecrafts in space, according to official announcements and data compiled by U.S. Space Force.
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Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Microsoft, Meta, Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. are projected to put about $350 billion into capital expenditures in their upcoming fiscal years, up from $310 billion in the current year, according to the average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The county, along with the COVID-19 relief dollars, has put about $4.5 million into the district in recent years.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
The military has put about 700 Marines on high alert to possibly deploy to Los Angeles, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Microsoft, Meta, Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. are projected to put about $350 billion into capital expenditures in their upcoming fiscal years, up from $310 billion in the current year, according to the average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The county, along with the COVID-19 relief dollars, has put about $4.5 million into the district in recent years.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
The military has put about 700 Marines on high alert to possibly deploy to Los Angeles, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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How did Indigenous Peoples' Day come about?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The projects came about as DiMaria tried to make sense of the public’s perception of his uncle and what he had been told by his own family.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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But this staredown came on the biggest stage of Toronto’s season, on a night when the pitcher turned back time.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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When do clocks turn back an hour in November?—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow [in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series], his hour come round at last.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The think tank also set out to create shadow versions of the OMB and of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to anticipate legal challenges and counter internal pushback.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The fastest way to a stressful hosting experience is by micro-managing and trying to do everything yourself, from setting out food and drink to cleaning up to fluttering around to ensure nothing is going wrong.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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If enough satellites are in orbit, this debris could set off a chain reaction, rendering the environment around Earth practically impassable.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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By removing financial hurdles, the Randy Smith Junior Tour aims to reverse that trend and create a pipeline of talent for future generations.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the regular season series, are poised to reverse that with one more swipe of the broom on Friday night.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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