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That term is usually used to describe someone who pulls off major financial deals, according to the outlet.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Johanna pulls off her mother’s jacket, knocks her to the ground, and pushes up her sleeve to uncover the scars of her mother’s long-ago suicide attempt.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Noem testified during a shutdown during a war Noem’s testimony came during a shutdown at DHS as Democrats demand changes to the way Trump carries out his immigration agenda.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The country already carries out around 5,000-7,000 returns per year, but with around 40,000-50,000 new arrivals each year, roughly half of whose asylum applications are rejected, Plevris said the current rate of return was not enough.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
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Strong winds up to 50 mph will join heavy snow in the area, dropping visibility to a quarter-mile or less at times, according to the warning.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Around the midpoint of the special, Fleming winds up for a joke about Oreos, which was material Benz had never heard before.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Florida swing not only brings about another signature series event but also our first tentpole tournament of the season, The Players Championship.—
Keith Stewart,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The change of seasons brings about changes in our home, too—from experiencing less natural light to layering on extra blankets or even our towels drying slower.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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Hamilton achieves an airy mode of self-astonishment that by degrees turns completely chilling.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reiter achieves this impressive combination by building its mini-bus-like body from carbon fiber, delivering an empty vehicle cabin with high torsional rigidity, a very low weight and a roof capacity up to 1,100 lb (500 kg).—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Drici said opening this business accomplishes a childhood dream.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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More accurately, Earth’s axis of rotation performs a wobbling motion like a spinning top, a phenomenon known as precession.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
8 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Works (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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