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Those employers were listed in Brazil’s official public registry of companies found to have subjected workers to conditions that are similar to slavery, prosecutors said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026 -
The government lawyers characterized William’s order as an overreach that subjected the state to federal law.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Try to select a stand that can be easily weighed down with a bag of sand or two and is the right height for you or has adjustable height.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Outside is a serene garden under a canopy of branches weighed down by iridescent copper bells, all handmade.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Abreu came through again with a sacrifice fly to score Jarren Duran in the bottom of the inning, but the potential Red Sox rally was hampered after Willson Contreras was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double for the inning’s first out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The wear and tear of lengthy overtimes also hampered the Mammoth’s skaters.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Weighted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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