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Verb
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That massive shortage is the result of years of underfunding compounded by the pandemic, which shuttered roughly 16,000 providers.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 May 2026 -
Issues were around its batteries The delay was compounded by the fact that the battery needed to be removed from Bepop and the aircraft.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Ziggy remained chained to a wall inside the Pachyderm House for 29 years.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Osvaldo was behind him, if not allied with him, then curious about what might be unfolding.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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The Davis City Council on Tuesday accepted some recommendations from the city’s Human Relations Commission aimed at better supporting Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and allied residents, following a contentious report on anti-MAPA discrimination.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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However, the project’s incentives were hooked on Lockton or a Lockton affiliate anchoring the development.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Men who were never married were about 70% more likely to develop cancer than those who were hitched, while women who never married were about 85% more likely to develop cancer than their married or previously married counterparts.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The insects lived, mated, and reproduced under constant stress.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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That engine is mated to a six-speed transmission and a chain drive that transfers that power to the rear wheels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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Much of the support for the Greens is clustered in cities.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The staff is also happy to point you in the direction of some of the area’s best restaurants (many of which are clustered around the Bishop Arts District, a 15-minute walk away).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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“Spliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spliced. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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