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as in with
using the means or agency of
contacted her via telephone
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The interviews are presented in extended takes, with minimal editing, mainly via jump cuts.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
More than 80 percent of Longchamp’s suppliers are rated via EcoVadis, and procurement teams work with lower-performing partners to drive improvements, rather than simply penalizing them.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Highlight rights come primarily via NBC and CBC.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Nearly 5 million barrels of oil arrived in China via the Strait of Hormuz each day in 2024, the EIA said, while about 2 million barrels of such oil ended up in India on a daily basis.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
More than 80 percent of Longchamp’s suppliers are rated via EcoVadis, and procurement teams work with lower-performing partners to drive improvements, rather than simply penalizing them.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Highlight rights come primarily via NBC and CBC.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Nearly 5 million barrels of oil arrived in China via the Strait of Hormuz each day in 2024, the EIA said, while about 2 million barrels of such oil ended up in India on a daily basis.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Rai led by one stroke when play was suspended Thursday but bogeyed 18 early Friday to drop into a tie and shot a second-round 70, leaving him tied for 12th with South African Aldrich Potgeiter, Ryan Fox and 2021 Genesis champion Max Homa at the halfway point.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Chatham County Police Department is investigating the crash and has charged Vasquez Lopez with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failure to obey a traffic control device, and first-degree homicide by vehicle, the agency shared online.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Others, however, took issue with Kimmel’s comments immediately following Kirk’s assassination, and welcomed his show going off the air.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s why Freeman, like several of the team’s veterans who have opened the season overseas and played through the World Series for two consecutive seasons, is expected to ease slowly into 2026.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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While farms have reported fewer cases this year, the virus is still highly contagious and transmitted through wild birds.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the Pac-12 and Mountain West will look silly for not buying in, then watch as the NFC West bids against the Premier League and Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Hornets.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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One item seen in the doorbell camera footage that investigators may have tracked down is the suspect's black gloves.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Via.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/via. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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