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Adjective
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In one particularly raw moment, a woman studying the photographs let out a sudden shriek.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025 -
The tragedy in Ruidoso highlights growing concerns about increasingly intense weather systems striking communities with little time to prepare for sudden surges of water.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Increased spotting potential east of the PCT exists, however, these spots have low potential for spread due to sparse, discontinuous vegetation or they can be accessed and suppressed by firefighting resources.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Spread in thin, discontinuous bands across a few miles of terrain, the ancient material is a challenge to identify and even harder to access.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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There are subtle transitions in this narrative, carefully plotted points of reference which keep the story from ever feeling disjointed or abrupt.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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In an abrupt June 23 announcement—only two months after the deal was unveiled—Novo Nordisk severed the partnership.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Since then, more than 57,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza, according to Reuters, and millions are suffering from acute malnutrition, starvation and illness.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Advertisement The challenge is particularly acute for first-generation students or those from lower-income households, who are much less likely to know about high-quality postsecondary options than those whose parents went to college.—
Maria Flynn,
Time,
11 July 2025
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“Saltatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltatory. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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