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steadying

verb

present participle of steady

as in underlying

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As with rent control, abolishing or capping property taxes addresses one symptom of the problem while exacerbating the underlying disease.

— M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Earlier this year, the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield agreed to put a hold on bargaining while the university’s underlying appeal of the union’s certification proceeds.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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Kelsey Peterson is a writer, dancer, and podcaster in Wisconsin who uses a wheelchair since sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2012 that left her paralyzed her from her chest down.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
But the biggest talk of Missouri’s offense was Ahmad Hardy’s season debut after sustaining a gunshot wound in May.

— PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026

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The party recently named New Mexico as one of the earliest states for its next presidential primary, bolstering its prominence in national politics and ensuring more visits from White House hopefuls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
After bolstering the management of its fashion business, Kering is shaking up its creative director ranks, with the departure of Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent and Seán McGirr at Alexander McQueen.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Any legislators carrying such a bill would need to convince their colleagues in multiple parts of the state where Hollywood has less sway of the wisdom of such a move.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Firearms cannot be brought into polling places located inside private property that forbids them, a school, a courthouse or any other location where Pennsylvania law prohibits carrying firearms.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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