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as in turned (to)
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
unable to achieve their ends politically, some of the opposition groups have begun to resort to violence
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
resorted to the library whenever he felt the need for a little peace and quiet
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In season four, Eric’s haunted by guilt, and SternTao employee Sweetpea spots the cuff links on Eric’s hotel-room dresser.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The dynamic is one that haunted Bush, whose war in Iraq became so politically toxic that members of his own party abandoned him.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The witness said multiple alleged incidents with Epstein took place in South Carolina, a location not known to have been frequented by Epstein.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reisman frequented the parlor, which, in its heyday, served as a social hub for table tennis and high-stakes hustling.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 76ers said Sunday that Maxey will be consulted after the additional tests to determine a treatment plan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Any government agency with equity in the information set to be declassified would also be consulted.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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As a young woman, Stanton frequently visited her cousin Gerrit Smith, a militant abolitionist and an ally of John Brown, whose house in Peterboro, New York, was a hotbed for radical intellectuals.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Preece and fellow drivers Christopher Bell and Ty Dillon all visited the base on Wednesday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The two victims told police that the suspects had used antisemitic language during the incident but police did not further specify what was said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The study demonstrates a new level of miniaturization and scalability for optical beam-combining hardware used in high-power laser systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Resorted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorted%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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