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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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In a unanimous vote, council members approved three separate motions aimed at assisting pets and bolstering care for animals across the city.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Despite his bolstering the GOP war chest, most of the candidates Musk backed lost their races.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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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