as in mentioned
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
I do want to briefly touch upon the medieval view of the world before talking about Gothic architecture
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Apitz further points out that when discussing January 3, only victims are mentioned, but no one is held accountable.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026 -
For The Times) While the other restaurants mentioned above may excel at a handful of dishes, Sea Harbour has consistently covered all the dim sum basics for more than two decades.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement In the overall scoring model, the innovation & economic impact dimension contributes 30% of the final score, aggregating indicators related to patents, open‑education offerings, and graduate outcomes according to the KPI weights specified in the scoring model.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said in court filings that the incident began after an argument between the woman and her teenage daughter, who is legally blind, but the nature of the argument wasn’t specified.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Council members cited numerous reasons for not approving Kocher’s nomination, the most common being the lack of an application process before her selection by Cassilly.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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One barrier cited in follow-up research was concern among some visitors about unleashed dogs in rural areas.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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While working in a technical sales role at Amazon, Hua noticed that this same gap between IQ and EQ was a challenge for many people.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her friends noticed the changes; at a point, her best friend learned of the encounter and, to her surprise, was not curious about her encounters with a celebrity other than to ask if the Sochi incident was consensual.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Lee noted in his opening remarks, gold trading has deep roots in Hong Kong, spanning decades with jewelers, multinational corporations, SMEs, refineries, and investment firms.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Any Head to Head or career match stats quoted in this article are courtesy of PickleWave.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tony Becerra's sibling was quoted by Aurora police in a 2020 police report obtained by CBS News.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The respondents indicated that the federal activity is being nearly universally felt, with 90% of partners saying they've been impacted, 90% saying fear or stress was affecting operations and 72% reporting staffing absenteeism, Meet Minneapolis said.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff indicated Guthrie takes critical prescription medication, which could prove fatal if not taken within 24 hours.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Touched (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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