as in to leaf (through)
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But the rapid growth of facial recognition over the last decade has raised concerns among privacy experts who caution that such data can easily be turned over to law enforcement entities or make companies hacking targets.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, Trump’s up-and-down relationship with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the Republican president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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One is the Holocaust, which devoured the lives of many of the people in her pages.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2026
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King warned that the war would devour Johnson’s ambition for a Great Society, consuming the resources meant to relieve poverty here at home.—
Mark Conway,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Wade (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade%20%28through%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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