as in to rise (to)
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The higher cost reflects additional safety features, including cable stays, steel beams and dual pylons, as well as a more conventional construction method approved by FDOT.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026 -
As the Indian Land panhandle continues to fill in, transitioning once rural farmland into a bustling community, more new homes than ever are being approved in the middle and southern parts of the county.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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The president had endorsed Jon Maples for Florida state House District 87 in Palm Beach County over Democrat Emily Gregory.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, even traditionally influential organizations like the California Federation of Unions have been unable to coalesce around a single Democratic candidate, instead endorsing four separate candidates and signaling the party’s fundamental fragmentation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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These days, just about everyone is recommending a different way to lose weight.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The next contenders According to the foundation’s rules, anyone can recommend a bar, restaurant or chef for an award.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bhattacharya has visited the Atlanta campus, sent emails commending the CDC staff and thanking them for their work, and extended telework accommodations in his first weeks on the job.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Droves of supporters commended a thoughtful gesture that, elsewhere on the internet, went over like an insult.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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This system of favoring certain chiefs and giving development projects to certain communities and not to others has strong parallels with the system practiced by oil companies in the region today.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, a bipartisan coalition supporting nuclear expansion brought together environmentalists who favor zero-carbon power and defense hawks focused on abundant domestic energy production.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Root (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/root%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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