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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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Deilus has found that many of her customers like to style vintage books on shelves or coffee tables and will keep her eyes peeled for interesting titles while thrifting.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025 -
For those who like to stay on top of their workout routine while traveling, The Fifth also features an on-site Fitness Suite with modern equipment.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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For those preferring a zero-proof experience, a garden mocktail session ($25 per person) will teach participants how to make non-alcoholic drinks with homegrown ingredients, while a home barista masterclass ($25 per person) shares the fundamentals of brewing the best espresso at home.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like lavender, rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) prefers relatively dry conditions.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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Teachers gravitated to a book in one of our exhibits, Sermons and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln, that originally belonged to Parthenia Lawrence, a Black teenager who lived in the tenements during the Civil War and Reconstruction.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Colbe Hunter, a freshman at Wileety Native American College, gravitated toward the institution for similar reasons.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some experts underscored the elevated risk of political violence created by social media, saying its algorithms favor provocative posts that induce user engagement but exacerbate political division.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Stand-up comic, actor and popular podcaster Theo Von has called on the Department of Homeland Security to remove a social media clip that includes footage of him apparently favoring mass deportations.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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