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as in logs
to make a written note of
set down the names of those in attendance
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as in considers
to think of in a particular way
early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck
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Accessible by ferry from Port Aransas, which sits just across the shipping channel, this 21-mile-long island offers nothing more than pristine Gulf Coast wilderness, and keen-eyed travelers often stumble upon sand dollars, lightning whelks, angel wings, and conchs.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025 -
The death toll in last month's attack at a German Christmas market now sits at six after a woman was unable to recover from her injuries.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Nissan's Zero Gravity seats up front make the area a pleasant place to spend a day.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Indianapolis restaurant, which seats about 300 people and has private dining rooms for meetings, operates seven days a week.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Dec. 2024
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Hughes says the study puts the political attention on this group into perspective.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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This model has the ability to bring great value to patients and puts more accountability on healthcare providers to deliver valuable outcomes more than ever before.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Sets down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20down. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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