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as in going (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 haunting
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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The curious rocky coast of this bay continues haunting me in the most visceral ways.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Her haunting score for Chernobyl — an Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy winner — was composed entirely using on-site recordings at a nuclear power plant.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The new recommendations mean people ages 6 months and older can get Covid-19 vaccines after consulting with a qualified health care provider, which keeps the shots available but may also create more barriers to access than in past years.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The consulting firm Source echoed what the researchers were seeing in a trend report published in mid-September.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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Chavarria finds that visiting offices and not being afraid to share her own story is one of the best ways to learn what her employees need.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Silence blanketed the visiting clubhouse when the doors opened to the media late Monday night.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to the journals, Westman had recently broken up with a long-term partner, bought three firearms in one month, began frequenting gun ranges, and quit a job at a local marijuana dispensary.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gray, 19 at the time, and Knockum, 33, knew each other from frequenting a bar called Club Hollywood in the Hoffman Triangle neighborhood of New Orleans.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Resorting (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorting%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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