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Recent Examples of put about
DeSantis’ budget also puts about $11 million toward a retention program for the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
The ban puts about 80% of the company’s sales at risk, said CEO Bill Morachnick.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2025
Portugal’s new program requires prospective visa holders to put about $500,000 into qualifying investment, venture capital funds and scientific or technological research.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Agnikul is developing a small-lift booster that can put about 100 kg to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
The ban puts about 80% of the company’s sales at risk, said CEO Bill Morachnick.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2025
Portugal’s new program requires prospective visa holders to put about $500,000 into qualifying investment, venture capital funds and scientific or technological research.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Agnikul is developing a small-lift booster that can put about 100 kg to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The project came about via Galliano’s conversations with Marta Ortega Perez—the chair of Inditex, Zara’s parent company, and the daughter of Inditex founder Amancio Ortega.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys challenging the appointments have raised issues about a lack of transparency in how special prosecutor arrangements come about as well as insufficient oversight and guardrails over the work, which the taxpayer foots the bill for.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each woman in her family is born with a silver ticket, the gift to turn back time just once.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the tides have turned back in Mar’s favor.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Vollering was always likely to have the stronger finish — and led out the sprint from the front, with Niewadoma-Phinney never looking likely to come round her.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Inside the center, a handful of first responders sat at long, plastic tables eating hot food that was set out potluck-style.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fine’s husband, Michael, lost an arm after a car crash in 2010, setting off her yearslong work on health care legislation.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sound of sirens set off a pack of coyotes near the eagle nest in Glen Hazel.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the Cyclones reversed course, battled back and ran away with a 75-53 victory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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The agency reversed an earlier plan to suspend the program after pressure from airlines and lawmakers concerned about further slowing airport checkpoints, although officials warned that TSA PreCheck lanes could be closed on a case-by-case basis based on staffing during the shutdown.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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