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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As mentioned, lounges are often overcrowded, and taking up more than your fair share of space can frustrate fellow travelers.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026 -
Both Donnell and Mesiacos mentioned that the foundation will be creating an advisory group to help the board.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Lamont and Bysiewicz cited Connecticut’s nearly $17 minimum wage.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Politico, which was first to report Makary’s resignation, cited an administration source as saying Kyle Diamantas, an FDA food official, will become acting head of the agency.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Kuo showed off her ice-queen garb and noticed a friend in the corner.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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DeLuz noticed the Democrats becoming more combative, taking shots at Becerra during the last two debates as the former state attorney general is now considered the party's frontrunner.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Connecticut is a part of a deregulated regional electrical grid, and Nicola noted that electricity is bought and sold on the open market, leaving the risks of building new plants to private companies.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police on the scene noted that after firing those fatal shots, Myers stood by the body and made no attempt to perform life-saving measures.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Prices are typically quoted per troy ounce, which is slightly heavier than a standard ounce.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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On the witness stand last week, Musk adviser and former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis quoted the podcast interview as a moment when the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership had given her pause.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Another detail in the spectrum indicated the type of radiation that made the gas glow.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 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 15 May. 2026.
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