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as in forever
yet another time
now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet
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as in then
in addition to what has been said
a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again, the best colors are blues and greens
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as in conversely
just the opposite being true
I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not
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Recent Examples of again
With Maryland down 74-72 in overtime, Gillespie (14 points) would once again drive to the hoop and tie the score with six seconds to spare.
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Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
But by 2027, while tax collections may outpace federal spending, the growing costs of entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare will reverse that trend, causing the debt burden to spiral again.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This raises serious questions about why such behavior continues to be tolerated, time and again.
—Jennifer Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
La Repubblica reported that the church's baby box has been successfully used twice prior to this incident: once on July 19, 2020, and again on Dec. 23, 2023.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
But by 2027, while tax collections may outpace federal spending, the growing costs of entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare will reverse that trend, causing the debt burden to spiral again.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This raises serious questions about why such behavior continues to be tolerated, time and again.
—Jennifer Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
La Repubblica reported that the church's baby box has been successfully used twice prior to this incident: once on July 19, 2020, and again on Dec. 23, 2023.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Designed to be forever staples in any sister or brotherhood, TRENDZIO celebrates the elegance of the Divine Nine communities by bedazzling timeless pieces with engraved letters or gemstones in unique color combinations.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Causes of Window Drafts Aging Windows Even the best windows don't last forever.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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People can also get the flu by touching a surface or object that has influenza virus on it and then touching their mouths, noses or eyes, the CDC said, although that’s less common.Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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And conversely, there's people who can just go from one show to another seamlessly.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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New York, conversely, only had one turnover on Rodgers’ interception.C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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His desire to be a pilot fits a personality that’s constantly looking to push himself.Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Over the rest of that 45-year span, USC has been a program constantly stumbling over itself.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nothing unusual so far — and thankfully no urgent attack warnings so far either.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Notably, the world’s No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler, didn’t sign up either.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Koei Tecmo has capitalized on the premise many times over, producing Musou-type releases that feature famous IP from across the pop culture spectrum.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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That handful could dwindle even further before the weekend’s over.Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Anthony's younger brother, Justin Mitchell, also died.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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There is also some evidence that learning cursive benefits the brain.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2025
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The bill, which proposes a $300 million investment in hazardous fuels management and aims to ramp up prescribed burns on federal lands, will need to be reintroduced and begin its journey anew with the start of the new Congress.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the party went on, albeit cloaked anew as a fund-raiser for a kinder, gentler organization, the Good Neighbor Council for Aircraft Noise Control.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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