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Noun
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Sales of men’s apparel and accessories, juniors’ and children’s apparel and women’s apparel increased moderately while sales in cosmetics increased slightly during the quarter.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026 -
Evans is one of 11 upperclassmen on a roster that includes eight seniors and three juniors.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Maybe Aziraphale’s hope of using him to bring about peace on Earth, the part of the plan his subordinates seem to find most objectionable, isn’t so misplaced after all.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Over the years, Braunwald continued his work, his brusque manner occasionally rubbing his subordinates and colleagues the wrong way.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Instead of being siloed on a separate campus, that support would be offered directly to students in mainstream classrooms across all subjects.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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The trial had numerous markings of its subjects’ wealth.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Noun
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But the occupant of the Oval Office doesn’t want his underlings engaging in self-promotion and vindictive lawsuits.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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And all the while underlings scrambled madly for a correct number.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Secondaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondaries. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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