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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Things were looking up later in the day after a report said the measure of inflation that the Fed likes to use slowed to 2.3% in March, the Associated Press reported.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Conference Board’s findings are by no means an outlier, and are unlikely to be offset by the fall in the PCE inflation rate (the measure preferred by the Fed) from 2.7 percent in February to 2.3 percent in March.—
The Editors,
National Review,
1 May 2025
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Most programs, however, prefer to keep those numbers close to the vest.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Feeling the loss, nephew Dean gravitated back and helped out where he was needed.—
Katie Black,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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By then, local audiences were already gravitating toward slicker international formats burnished by glossy production standards, a shift that would only accelerate when the streamers arrived the following year.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Buy American rules embedded in federal procurement favor domestic manufacturers, sometimes at the expense of cost efficiency.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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As for accessories, Collins went minimal, favoring a shimmering, delicate bracelet with a set of coordinated earrings.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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