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Recent Examples of put aboutMicrosoft, 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 At the same time, the JCT also found the package would put about $1.9 trillion toward reducing the deficit through measures such as cuts to renewable energy incentives and international tax enforcement.—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for put about
The podcast episode comes about a month after Swift and Travis announced their engagement.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
McCurry says that the playlist actually came about from an impromptu conversation between a YouTube Music executive and one of Delta’s flight attendants.
The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Armed with a Decaydance record deal, a newbie producer in Matt Squire, and $10,000, the Vegas teens set out to shake up the emo scene.
Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
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CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Investors and journalists regularly parse his press conferences for hints about upcoming rate cuts or hikes, trying to get ahead of the market; even the suggestion of a pause or a pivot can set off rallies or selloffs on Wall Street.
Senate Democrats are using a rare moment of political leverage to demand that the funding bill reverse looming cuts to Medicaid and lapsing Obamacare subsidies.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
Democrats are also insisting on reversing cuts to Medicaid that were included the GOP’s signature tax measure earlier this year.
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