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stars (in)

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present tense third-person singular of star (in)

as in interprets

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In a recent Science study, researchers show that the Laurentide reached its smallest size about 3,600 years ago, then started re-expanding roughly 2,000 years ago, which the team interprets as the opening move of the next glaciation.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
For one, estrogen helps regulate how the nervous system interprets pain signals.

— Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026

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Republican hopes for keeping the presidency will be shaped by how the current president performs in the final two years of his second term.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
On top of that, Medicare will pay less when a doctor sees a patient and performs a minor procedure, like a biopsy, at the same visit.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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Dressed as Holmes and seated in a set version of the prison visitation room, Seyfried acts out lines from a script based on Fielder’s recollection of the conversation.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
Jo, raised by her grandmother, is hyperactive, wild, free-spirited, and a talented artist but often acts out in school.

— Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026

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Three plays later, Austin Simmons hit Cayden Lee, who got blasted by a Longhorn defender and fumbled to set up the game-sealing Texas TD.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Pitre plays a key role in the as the nickel cornerback, and his versatility at the position is somewhat irreplaceable in DeMeco Ryans’ scheme.

— Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

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Secure your email account before someone impersonates you A strong, unique password helps protect your email.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
When his detective twin brother, James, disappears, Ludwig impersonates him to help his sister-in-law, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), solve the mystery.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026

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Aviation Mechanic Technician 2nd Class Geraldo Hernandez, who operates the hoist for the rescue swimmer, also acts as an additional set of eyes for the pilots.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
In some ways, BRPH acts as the moderator for what the customers want, and building it to follow all the regulations.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

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After a long chase Rama is able to kill the deer with his arrow, but, before dying, Maricha imitates Rama’s voice and cries out for Sita and Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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