1
as in circumscribing
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as in preserving
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The property also hosts weddings, conferences and events, and is now managed by a nonprofit board dedicated to preserving the historic campus.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Not to mention preserving summer produce as pepper vinegar, pickled okra, or homemade jams to enjoy throughout the year.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sam's Throne Campground and surrounding public areas will remain closed to ensure public safety while the search and monitoring operations continue, according to the release.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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Because of this, a close look at the play and the scholarship surrounding it can help make clear the stakes of due process.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Compared to the popular Cassia Lace Up option, the Cassia Nodo is more of a classic pump style, covering the sides of the foot and enclosing the heel.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Further buffering the effects of the retinoid are the brand’s signature thermal water (rich in soothing minerals) as well as shea butter and squalane to moisturize and protect.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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If your internet keeps lagging, buffering or dropping out, one of the quickest fixes is restarting your router.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Following critical and audience acclaim, the production returned to the Barbican for a limited run in autumn 2023 before closing in March 2024.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Hitt / Getty Images Somewhere, off in the distance, the faint sound of a brass band seems to be closing in.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our results resonate with growing evidence that preserving today’s living large herbivores and understanding the diversity of their ecological niches is crucial for conserving functional ecosystems.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The human body’s strategies for conserving energy have something in common with how bears enter hibernation.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The vents encircling the stand’s rounded top handle cooling.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Booth was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, assault and three counts of resisting, assaulting or obstructing police.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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She was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, investigators said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Walling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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