as in to lead on
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Modern airliners generally have turbofans, which draw in more air and travel much further on a tank of gas.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
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Christian M’billi also fought Lester Martinez to a split draw in a super middleweight fight.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Following two successful seasons at Ole Miss, Lane weighed the possibility of taking another head coaching job, but Landry persuaded him to stay.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Newly evolved chalky plankton fed a steady conveyor belt of carbon gently snowing through oceans to the seafloor, where it was delivered to deep sea trenches, cooked and then released through the throats of volcanoes at the surface again as carbon dioxide.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Opening day at County Stadium was snowed out, after Milwaukee was hit with more than 13 inches of snow.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The town dates back to the 1860s, when Union Pacific's nearby coal deposits lured thousands of immigrant laborers to the mines and railyards as the company neared the completion of the transcontinental railroad.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Starring Lee Jung-jae, the series follows a group of indebted individuals who are lured into a macabre number of challenges that promise riches for the winner.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Rope (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rope%20%28in%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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