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Noun
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Your brother had similar pressure put on him by the national team after disobeying instructions and speaking out.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026 -
This is a strong time to confirm details, send clear instructions, and keep things moving without overcomplicating it.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The good news is that depending on how your prompts are worded, there is a solid chance that GPT-5 will select one of the GPT-5 submodels that will do a bang-up job of answering your prompt.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Different locations on Mars The scientists say that Curiosity's discoveries could tie into observations from NASA's other on-duty Mars rover.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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These are observations that amount to light chipping away at a marble edifice that was built with other things in mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The half-dozen screens punctuating the show with this gesture offer potent and campy but all-too-serious reminders that anger and nostalgia for a world of white supremacy are not dead.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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And if using fertilizer or pesticides is a part of your plan, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has some important reminders.—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Councilor Ben Weber pointed out, however, that the mayor’s office blasted out a press release Wednesday morning ahead of the hearing with a list of seven street improvement projects that will be the focus of the spring construction season, seemingly with little to no community feedback.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The group is evaluating feedback and a summary will be shared on its webpage in the coming months, the spokesperson added.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep scrolling to check out her patio furniture recommendations from Amazon, with prices starting at $63.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Your primary care physician can walk you through the latest recommendations and answer any questions.—
Rachel Brown Kirkland,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Urgings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgings. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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