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Recent Examples of put about
The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But the smugglers put about 50 people, each paying at least €2,000, into each boat (the boats, usually eight metres by two metres, are actually designed for about ten passengers).
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The signing of Act 231 this year put about $10 million aside for the department to bolster its invasive species work and biosecurity, after lawmakers pressured the DOA to do a better job.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But the smugglers put about 50 people, each paying at least €2,000, into each boat (the boats, usually eight metres by two metres, are actually designed for about ten passengers).
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The signing of Act 231 this year put about $10 million aside for the department to bolster its invasive species work and biosecurity, after lawmakers pressured the DOA to do a better job.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The court appearance comes about a week after a federal grand jury indicted Mangione on four federal charges in the December 4 killing of the insurance executive.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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The interview comes about a year and four months after the couple welcomed Amora Princess, Ciara’s fourth child and third with the New York Giants quarterback.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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While a mattress can't turn back time, a better mattress can lead to a lot of things: better sleep!—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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But for one night, Leonard turned back the clock and secured the win for his team at a time when their backs were against the wall.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.—
Laura King,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2024
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The developer set out to convert the campus into 165 apartments.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some of their names have been lost to history, but at least two others feature prominently in historical accounts: William Dawes, who set out from Boston an hour before Revere, and Samuel Prescott, who arrived in Concord alone around 1:30 a.m.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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His death now sets off the tradition of finding a new Vatican leader through the tradition known as a conclave.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
26 Apr. 2025
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Lori claimed Tylee came out of her room with a baseball bat and tried to protect her, which set off a struggle between Vallow and Tylee, at which point Cox became involved leading to the shooting.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Calgary, Canada, voted in 2011 to ban the mineral from its water supply, but after a notable spike in dental cavities in the city's children, the legislature last year reversed its decision.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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The video shows that Knight reversed the two-ton truck, knocking Sloan to the ground.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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