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as in to find out
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Finally, the city has been seeking more revenue by renegotiating leases on public property and facilities that Gloria said had provided an inadequate return.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025 -
If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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Its mission was to find out whether Mars ever had the right environmental conditions to support life, and, early on, the rover discovered chemical and mineral evidence of habitable environments from the past.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Jordan had found out that her husband, Charles Marter, was an executive at Gulf National Bank and decided to target the couple for ransom money, court records said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Gyrfalcons specialize in hunting other birds like ptarmigan and ducks.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Many of these men, knowing they might be hunted, rarely slept in the same apartment twice.—
Kian Tajbakhsh,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Wednesday is predicted to put an end to the week’s streak of showers and thunderstorms with mostly sunny conditions expected throughout the day accompanied by a high of 88.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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The event featured two screenings of the documentary, accompanied by an educational moment centered around self-care.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 June 2025
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With the 2025 New York City Pride March, Rise Up: Pride In Protest, running down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 29, the city is full of celebrations and specials.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets runs down the floor during the first half of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Still, owner Jonathan Yoder dug up a photo and showed Latza.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2025
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The United States will also need to do the hard, often politically challenging work of digging up raw materials, building infrastructure, and deploying technology inside its own borders.—
Damien Ma,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The judge can be heard flipping through pages over the microphone.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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The goal he was given, of detecting a single pathway by itself, didn’t actually make sense.—
Matt von Hippel,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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The contract also calls for the the installation of a new acoustic monitoring system to detect wire breaks.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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