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According to Reuters, the incoming Trump administration put about 60 senior career officials at USAID on leave.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
—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
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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One of the discoveries came about because Viégas is from Brazil.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Obama turned back and grabbed Biden's arm, guiding him backstage.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Hendricks turned back the clock on the Padres after the first inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 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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Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the Amercian Medical Association set out to make licensing of physicians a reality in every state.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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California Two podcasters set out to read every Agatha Christie book.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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That set off a wave of statements by reservists and veterans of other units.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The call led to a law enforcement response at the campus and set off a lockdown as the agency announced there was an active shooter in the building, officials said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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The Capitals seemingly had reversed the script on Carolina with a strong start, which included Andersen having to stand up to an immediate skating-in chance by Wilson and an early shot from Taylor Raddysh while the Hurricanes struggled to get on their aggressive game.—
Aaron Beard,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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On Saturday, the trend reversed, with KC surrendering 10 runs in nine innings.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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