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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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Others didn't like the new vampire elements, like sparkly skin.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025 -
There are no trailers on the Taylor Swift YouTube channel and there are only stills posted on Instagram with over 20M likes from 282M followers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ramírez urged Rocchio to seek out the hard stuff and to treat the cutter like a fastball, not a slider, which is what the pitcher prefers.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi, a more far-right pick for the typically center-conservative party, takes charge amid growing calls for the party to reform itself as Japanese voters have increasingly gravitated toward right-wing political movements.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hilton, who has long gravitated toward maximalist statements, has revisited Westwood’s aesthetic throughout her career — from corseted silhouettes at red-carpet appearances to platform-heavy performance looks.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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In both Israeli and the Palestinian societies, strong majorities have favored an end to the fighting.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Soft conditions would slow the fairways and favor carry distance, while wet greens raise the value of spin control and pace.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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