strategic

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Recent Examples of strategic While the regions in question often hold material or strategic value, the battles over naming and borders are deeply entangled with cultural identity, national pride and the weight of regional history. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025 If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 But Beijing and Washington are at odds over a raft of issues, including colliding strategic interests that will may impede progress in the talks. Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 As a result, Russia has increasingly turned to loitering munitions in its strategic bombing campaigns. Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strategic
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  • Building relationships is key, so don’t be shy about using email, texts, or even good old-fashioned phone calls to connect with colleagues.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • The endorsement of SoftBank — the first time the company has publicly green lit the plan — is key because the Japanese firm’s $30 billion investment in OpenAI announced this year was contingent on a change in structure.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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  • Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said recreation centers and parks play a crucial role in the lives of many of his residents.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Chief among them is the protection of our maisons’ intellectual property — now crucial in the face of dupes and counterfeiting — as well as questions related to social and environmental responsibility.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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  • Founded by Frank Fertitta IV and Landon Gyulay, the Easy Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) grant-making nonprofit committed to helping Veterans transition to civilian life by addressing critical needs including mental health care, job training, placement, and family support services.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 May 2025
  • Update: Republished on May 4 with a critical new fix that impacts Gmail users and more information on passkeys and plans to delete passwords altogether.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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  • Today's ruling is another clear and decisive victory that will ensure the lives of countless unborn children remain protected and that South Carolina continues to lead the charge in defending the sanctity of life.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Charlotte’s victory in the series-deciding finale improved its record to 3-4 all time in its modern history (since 1994) and was the second in three season; Charlotte won the decisive third game of a best-of-three series in 2023 over Lehigh Valley.
    Richard Walker, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
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  • According to a 2025 report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, roughly 21% of consumers with a credit record were using a buy now, pay later plan from one of six major firms in 2022.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The three-time major champion, lacking only the Wanamaker Trophy for his major collection, ran off three straight bogeys early on the back nine and shot 76.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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  • Owens cited those messages as evidence of a larger issue, alleging that the incident was a pivotal moment in West’s life that triggered much of his subsequent behavior.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
  • This is also a pivotal episode for Ellie and Dina, who get themselves into a good bit of trouble on their first day looking for Abby.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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  • After seven years of no meaningful movement at the federal level to legalize marijuana in America and brutal competition in Canada’s small cannabis market, Tilray’s stock price has now dropped below $1, recently trading at 49 cents.
    Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • This cultivates presence and patience, which are essential for meaningful dialogue.
    Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 3 May 2025

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“Strategic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategic. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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