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Plus, nearly every head coaching hire that the league has made has been a great one, and one of the two jobs to turn over this offseason — Texas moving on from Rodney Terry and hiring Sean Miller away from Xavier — is almost inarguably a major upgrade.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
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The incident was initially reported by a school resource officer who contacted the sheriff’s department, which turned over the criminal investigation to the district attorney on Tuesday morning, said Onondaga County Undersheriff Jeffrey Passino.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, library patrons continue to devour non-digital media.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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The dog's eagerness to devour the strawberry could be down to genetics, according to a Cambridge University study published in Cell Metabolism back in May 2016.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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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. 2025.
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