as in to carry out
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The Israeli military carried out a wave of strikes on Iran's ballistic missile launch sites, and its top general said that 80% of Iran's air defenses and 60% of its missile launchers had been destroyed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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Gavalas started going on missions crafted by Gemini, including one that almost led him to carry out a mass attack in September 2025 near the Miami International Airport, according to the lawsuit.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But there’s something equally pleasurable—and more rare—about a play that pulls off the opposite trick, that revels in the way family members can love one another, can stay connected and build instead of destroying, even amid loss and uncertainty.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Adebayo added to his list of accomplishments with a feat that only one other player in NBA history has pulled off.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kimani Kamau collapsed after being beaten at the line and was carried off on a stretcher by medical personnel.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mission accomplished on that front.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, these projects demonstrate what artists can accomplish outside of traditional institutional frameworks.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Since the 1976-77 merger, only Luka Doncic and Michael Jordan have achieved the feat.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Players were tested in the weight room before heading out to the field to be timed in the 40-yard dash, did vertical and broad jumps and were put through agility and positional drills.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Dean Puckett, United Kingdom, 2025 A single mother and her child are put through a nightmarish ordeal when a politician knocks on their door.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, with a dose of pentobarbital pumped into a vein, Ricks’ wish was fulfilled.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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For now, Tibbs is content to be fulfilling his potential with one organization.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lancaster cheerleaders perform along the baseline during a second half timeout of the Tigers' game against Austin Westlake.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 1620 and Senate Bill 991 would make clear that when state or local law authorizes an inspector general to access records, and those records are necessary to perform official responsibilities, the records custodian must allow inspection.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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