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Recent Examples of unit
The unit neatly conceals up to 20 pairs of shoes while keeping them ventilated and organized, with extra space for purses and other accessories.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Related California plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex called Mills Crossing at El Caprice Drive near Paseo Drive and Folsom Boulevard — a property previously slated for a movie theater.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Her department said earlier this week that Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within the department, would be heading the investigation.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
When the Senegalese mobile money startup Wave raised $137 million in a debt round last July, it was led by Rand Merchant Bank, the investment banking unit of South Africa’s FirstRand Group.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Related California plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex called Mills Crossing at El Caprice Drive near Paseo Drive and Folsom Boulevard — a property previously slated for a movie theater.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Her department said earlier this week that Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within the department, would be heading the investigation.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
When the Senegalese mobile money startup Wave raised $137 million in a debt round last July, it was led by Rand Merchant Bank, the investment banking unit of South Africa’s FirstRand Group.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unit
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Starship is capital-intensive and when packaged with an already cash-generating business like Starlink, the risk can be absorbed within a single public entity.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wexner and his charitable entities have given more than $200 million to Ohio State, his alma mater, which has, in turn, honored him through the naming of its football facility, medical center and the Wexner Center for Arts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ellison said Minnesota sought and obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent the federal government from destroying or altering evidence, including items federal agents removed from the scene.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But some items that use the form of invitations are actually ticket sales slips, and may be ignored by those not planning to buy.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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