as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025 -
Editor's Note: This recipe was developed by Nicole Hopper; the headnote was written by Kimberly Holland.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Trump could be the right leader to forge compromise.—
J. Tedford Tyler,
Time,
17 May 2025
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Reflecting on their experience in Houston, the Aluminum Narwhals cherished the competition, forging new connections, making quick decisions, and strengthening team bonds.—
Claire Lin And Kyle Vu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The proprietary process recovers up to 98 percent of critical metals while minimizing contaminants, creating a ready feedstock for downstream refiners.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Numerous artists were tapped to create art pieces on display throughout the hotel.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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That set off a roughly two-year struggle to hammer out the complex details of how that would work, even as legal challenges poured in.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Today, standards bodies from ISO 20022 working groups to the BIS’s Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures are hammering out privacy, messaging, and liquidity templates for CBDCs.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Stephanopoulos — whose education centered around political science and theology — pivoted to journalism after leaving Clinton's administration, investing his career in ABC News and working up from a political analyst to the host of This Week by 2002.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Now, she's moved behind the espresso machine, working up to 12 hours a day as a barista.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Being the most important voice on the legislation and taking ever-shifting positions is a bad combination that makes crafting a no-margin-for-error piece of legislation that much harder.—
The Editors,
National Review,
12 May 2025
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The Detour, for example, has a limited run of just 200 and is hand finished in the U.K., requiring 150 hours to craft each one.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Thrash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrash%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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