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Adjective
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George Foreman, a heavyweight boxing champion who returned to the sport to regain his title at the improbable age of 45, and who parlayed his fame and his amiable personality into a multimillion-dollar grill business, died on Friday night in Houston.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
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Surrounded and protected by the lagoon that separates Argentario from the mainland, this amiable town feels like Madrid’s little Tuscan twin, with its sunny disposition, well developed café culture, and houses in every shade of ocher.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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But the big attraction is Inti, a docile baby alpaca who sits next to the artisan, contentedly munching on leaves.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Over time, this could have created a population of cats that were more docile and social than their wild ancestors.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But tractable torque delivery of 324 lb-ft, which hits at 5,800 rpm, makes the process of revving and gearshifting an absolute pleasure.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gabriel Navarro and two colleagues turned one of group theory’s biggest open conjectures into a tractable problem.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Your value lies in being pretty, silent, submissive and unfailingly supportive of men.—
Marie Bostwick,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump was demanding deference from Zelenskyy to show his inferior and submissive position as a recipient of U.S. aid and military support.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The obliging royalty would lift their hems and give the crowd a glimpse of their sneakers and cowboy boots.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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It was perfectly weighted for an obliging Diaz, who gratefully tapped it in from just outside the six-yard box.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As with his new podcast, Mr. Newsom was deferential, in awe of the ideas explained by his guest.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the 7-2 majority opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch upheld the 2022 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule by applying an incredibly deferential standard.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For example, applying AI to contract management in the pharmaceutical industry helps connect disparate information from across the enterprise, digitize legacy and third-party contracts and execute mass amendments to stay compliant with new regulations.—
Matthew Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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What identification qualifies as compliant with Real ID?—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Ruly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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