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as in therefore
for this or that reason
it was raining, so we stayed inside
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as in also
in like manner
the boss works very hard, and so does everyone else
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as in extremely
to a great degree
it's so cold outside
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as in certainly
without any question
you are so in trouble if I catch you sneaking out of the house again
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as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
I'm afraid that some of what you've said just isn't so
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Recent Examples of so
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Carmy and Sydney’s dynamic has been so fundamental to the series.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Define one next step and follow through so progress continues in a steady, reliable way.
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Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Adverb
The Samurai Blue have the edge on shots, 2-1, but Sweden has the lone shot on target so far through 25 minutes.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Carmy and Sydney’s dynamic has been so fundamental to the series.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Adjective
As Gavin Rossdale waves goodbye to the crowd, jet on over to HelloFresh to catch the 30-or-so minutes remaining in the set from Mexican retro-funk-pop-electronic act Midnight Generation.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Define one next step and follow through so progress continues in a steady, reliable way.
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Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so
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One of Karlsson’s tips has been to recognise that the majority of this squad play and therefore live outside of Norway.
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But the court’s current conservative majority has contended these commissions and boards wield executive authority and are therefore subject to direct control by the president.
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McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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In the second season, we were introduced to Carmy and Mikey’s mother Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis), whose dysfunctions, including alcoholism, certainly helped create the family’s addiction to chaos.
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But certainly not one that is giving back to the community and the kids in this manner.
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The respondent, the lower court winner, argues that the lower court decision was correct and should be affirmed.
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Trump is correct that retail gas prices have been slow to come down.
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The episode concludes with Rhaenyra looking completely mortified at the idea of having to explain to Alicent what happened, since Alicent had set Rhaenyra up to take King’s Landing and thus the Iron Throne from Alicent’s son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) — but hadn’t expected this.
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This is because the infrastructure of the city traps in all of the heat that built up during the day, thus preventing a normal nocturnal cooldown seen in non-urban settings.
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Moscow has similarly shown a remarkable ability to adapt in this military defense sphere as well.
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Brooks talks about their work together in similarly existential terms.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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