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Adverb
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The gathering on The Rooftop at Pier 17 found Marshall briefly taking the stage to address his shouting Stans, thanking them for coming out.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025 -
When navigating through a DDI, drivers follow the signs, signals and pavement markings to be briefly shifted to the opposite side of the road, according to WisDOT.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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Life-threatening flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Sententiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententiously. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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