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Noun
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His prices have still fallen in recent years — from a high of $3.4 million in 2021 — but the correction may ultimately be a blessing: In the long run, stability is worth more than a sky-high sale.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
8 May 2025 -
Most satellites, in fact, eventually fall out of their orbits without little correction burns with their thrusters from time to time.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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And to justify funding, the reforms must be transformative.—
Joe Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Republicans are also much more supportive of election reforms proposed by President Donald Trump.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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These figures paint a disconcerting picture of the country’s efforts to combat noxious air quality, an ambition established with the original passage of the Clean Air Act in 1963 and reinforced by numerous amendments since.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The amendment also removed the name of the original author of the bill, Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento).—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The City Council adopted an ADU ordinance in December 2023, and voted on April 21 to accept modifications requested by the California Coastal Commission, with a second reading scheduled for the May 5 council meeting.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Medications If lifestyle modifications are not enough to bring your blood pressure under control, your healthcare provider may prescribe medications known as antihypertensives.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Still, All Stars has gone through some shifts over the years, implementing varying structural alterations to keep its viewers — and nowadays, its queens — coming back for more.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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In subsequent years, the facility moved around to various spaces and experienced alterations but remained a compact operation when Torri arrived in 1989 as a part-time employee, two years before being named its director.—
Michael Williams,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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The initial claims data, although highly volatile and subject to revision, has risen in importance as a potential indicator for how Trump’s sweeping actions — including mass layoffs of federal government workers — are filtering through the economy.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Additionally, the company's better-than-anticipated first-quarter results and positive revision of its financial guidance are likely to enhance investor confidence.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As foundational as that principle remains, the financial services industry is undergoing a transformation that goes well beyond numbers.—
Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Yet whereas Season 1 examined how a political awakening develops, Season 2 dove further into that transformation’s messy effects.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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When those scores disappear, admissions officers must rely on metrics that are less standardized — and more vulnerable to distortion.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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But Trump has gone much further, attacking the very notion of an independent news media, one that will refute his distortions.—
Natalie Proulx,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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