as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of
his poor performance in the debate tells of too little preparation
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The complaint pointed to previous reporting from Fortune, which cited a Goldman Sachs projection from August 2025 indicating consumers had absorbed 22% of total tariffs costs, but were projected to bear 67% of those costs by October 2025 as more costs were passed down.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected the lava glowing inside the Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera through webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun erupting.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Amanyara is a portmanteau of Aman, meaning ‘peace’ in Sanskrit, and Yara, meaning ‘place’ in the language of the Arawak people who once lived on Turks and Caicos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Additional elective teachers and administrative support increase staffing costs, meaning the program requires higher enrollment to remain financially sustainable.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Telling (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telling%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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