as in to contend (with)
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If anything, adding salt might help combat coffee's bitter flavor, providing a smoother taste.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
19 Feb. 2026 -
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in January by 1776 Project Foundation, targets a decades-old effort to combat the harms of segregation without requiring families to attend integrated schools.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Paniotto said that most Ukrainians oppose holding elections – not only during the war, but even during any kind of temporary ceasefire.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rather, they are required to provide such opportunities if legally qualified opposing candidates request it.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested and booked into Imperial County Jail on suspicion of murder and resisting a peace officer.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yoon was first detained in January 2025 after resisting attempts to arrest him in a weeks-long standoff with authorities at his home in Seoul.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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For some people, dogs are a way to feel loved, to relieve pressures to have kids, to fight the drudgery of their job, to reduce the stress of the rat race and to connect with the outdoors.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ask a Native person why Native people have volunteered to fight in the US’s wars overseas, including in Korea, my homeland, and Vietnam, the most recent nation of origin of many of my refugee friends.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Following some additional testing today, the person says the DNA profile, which matches that of an unknown male, will be added to the national DNA database managed by the FBI, called CODIS, which stands for Consolidated DNA Index System.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Towers worry civil liberty advocates The most basic models of Anduril’s towers stand 33 feet tall and are equipped with video cameras and artificial intelligence software that can spot a person nearly two miles away and log a vehicle from even farther, according to the company’s website.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The logic runs like this — these microbes have spent tens of thousands of years developing biological mechanisms to withstand freezing temperatures.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The company says these materials have been chosen to withstand years of use.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Eden Prairie pulled away after Prior Lake kept battling back in the other quarterfinal.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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But this bot was battling more than just uneven sidewalks and other barriers.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Square (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20%28off%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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