as in to bear (on or upon)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military also struck the headquarters of Iran's internal security forces, without specifying the agency or location.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025 -
Two men were arrested before this week’s announcement, and the status of the four others wasn’t specified.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Along with her participation in the hotel nights, this also included, Jane testified, instances where she was asked to fly with drugs for Combs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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This sentence was changed on 30 November 2018 after some readers pointed out to the author instances in the literature that had considered these issues.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Nov. 2018
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The shooting was only briefly mentioned during Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ rally on the west steps of the Capitol, where thousands gathered to protest federal government overreach and aggressive immigration enforcement.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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As Fowler mentioned, the Colts could have one of the more interesting QB battles in the NFL during training camp.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Authorities were first alerted to a potential issue after Disneyland Paris staff noticed that the bride at a pre-scheduled wedding appeared alarmingly young, per The Sunday Times.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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But once the group noticed that Ginny had already died and turned to a zombie, Maggie could not finish the job, and instead handed her knife to Negan to finish off the young girl.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Several political leaders have been quoted as to the president’s declining mental condition the last two years of his term.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The fact that memorization was a much bigger problem for the most popular books does suggest that Llama may have been trained on secondary sources that quote these books rather than the books themselves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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The White House previously issued a brief pause on sector-specific raids, citing concerns from business owners across the country.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Even after Trump won back the presidency in November, Republicans have continued to hammer on Biden's age, citing in part new reporting about Biden that was published this year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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“Touch (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28upon%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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