as in to carry out
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Summit County Sheriff's Office SCSO says detectives discovered electronic messages sent by Zabik detailing plans and a timeline to carry out a mass shooting in the county.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Eager to test whether the dogs were also using social cues to learn new object labels, like infants do, the researchers carried out a third experiment with eight dogs, four of which were among the original 10.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Despite coming second in August’s primary and raising less than her opponent did, Christal Watson pulled off a victory to become the next mayor to lead the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Producers Mufasa and Yvng Gucci seamlessly pull off morphing the skittering drums of a somewhat generic UK drill beat into a thudding bouyon rhythm for Guadeloupean trio HollyG to run amok over.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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The remains of Torres-Tovar and Howard arrived at the Dover Air Force Base in transfer caskets draped with the American flag, after being carried off a C-17 military aircraft.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Dec. 2025
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He was then carried off the field.—
Isabella Kunde,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2025
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Malinin holds the honor as the only skater ever to land a quad axel in competition, first accomplishing the feat in 2022.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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That’s what the report is trying to accomplish.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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Though designers will still prioritize efficiency, the triangle might not always be the default layout to achieve what a homeowner wants.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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In theory, this engine could achieve escape velocity from the Solar System, but would also produce considerable heat and radiation that would need to be safely contained.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The latest version of Frankenstein’s monster, like his predecessors, gets put through the physical and emotional wringer.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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This revelation — along with the realization that Cahir shares his prophetic dreams about Ciri — is enough to move even Geralt’s icy heart, which is no small thing, since witchers are put through an ordeal specifically designed to suppress their emotions.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The paywall implementation follows intense backlash after the chatbot fulfilled requests to digitally remove clothing from photographs without subjects’ consent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Building on these engagements, Palm sees his leadership at Catalina Global as the most fulfilling stage of his career.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although his unit did not perform particularly well in 2026, ranking 22nd in total defense, 24th in points against and 17th on third down, anyone that has interacted with Weaver knows that his presence screams head coach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just thinking about having this film play in the same place where one of his idols, Elvis Presley performed, was thrilling.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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