1
as in through
as the result of the young man was overcome with grief

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2
as in by
using the means or agency of was able to finish the project with her help

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as in despite
without being prevented by with all his tough talk, he is still a very gentle person

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Recent Examples of with The series is set to return Sept. 17, with a two-year time jump following the events of season three in 2023. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025 As for everything that’s going on in Perry’s world, the musician is coping with being a single parent to their 4-year-old daughter Daisy Dove. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025 Officials say foreign aid will now align with the administration's policies. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025 On July 13, Saturn (the planet of karma and lessons) starts its retrograde cycle in the sign of Aries, with Mercury retrograde joining the party a few days later on the 18th. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for with
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  • The hike through the Navajo Canyon Open Space offers hikers stream crossings and solitude.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • But the decline happened despite Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping bottleneck in the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world’s oil flows.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 June 2025
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  • The contract represents the largest volume of rice ever exported by a private South Korean company for general consumer sales in Japan, the Korea Times reported.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Mamdani's campaign, conversely, was fueled by grassroots support and endorsements from progressive giants like New York U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and independent Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.
    Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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  • And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
  • And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side.
    Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
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  • So unless Guerin has something unforeseen up his sleeve to add a center via trade, their best option could be in Tuesday’s opening of free agency, though the options remaining there aren’t exactly of the top-six variety.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Per a 2014 Vulture report (via New York Magazine), the beloved NBC comedy has generated over $3.1 billion since its syndication in 1995.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 28 June 2025
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  • For me, in my personal life, balanced with the band, this is great.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
  • The show follows Riri Williams, an MIT student and scientist who made her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and helps fans get to know a character who has only recently been in the spotlight.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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