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  • Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.
    Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The latter is more than an inconvenience for obvious reasons, followed by the tragic reality that females must relieve themselves outside in groups as a way of hopefully avoiding rape.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In the month following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and Hamas's seizing of hundreds of Israeli hostages, Francis had prayed they would soon be freed and called for dialogue.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Four months into his second term, the sprint is on: SAB 121 is gone, freeing banks from punitive capital rules on digital‑asset custody; April’s bill scrapped the nightmare cost‑basis paperwork for DeFi; and the DOJ has shuttered its crypto task force, vowing to chase scammers, not software.
    Crypto Confidential, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In early March, Canada cleared its shelves of all U.S. wine and continues to block its sale.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • Therefore, the administrator of the estate, usually an executor or personal representative must clear all debts of the decedent, file all taxes, and administer all assets properly to ensure efficient and accurate distribution of all assets.
    Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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