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as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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as in herald
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins
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as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel
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Recent Examples of angel
The show centers on the angel Aziraphale (Sheen) and demon Crowley (Tennant), who need to work together to avert Armageddon.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Production now is slated to get going in early 2025, with Michael Sheen and David Tennant returning as the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, respectively.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
That’s a flattering message, and not exactly subtle in its appeal to our better angels.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Sienna has been chosen as a warrior of light, with literal angel wings.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Production now is slated to get going in early 2025, with Michael Sheen and David Tennant returning as the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, respectively.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
That’s a flattering message, and not exactly subtle in its appeal to our better angels.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Sienna has been chosen as a warrior of light, with literal angel wings.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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East is her foil, a naive innocent raised within the strictures of Mormonism, which she's never stopped to question.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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By contrast, the Westerners who Russia freed were seen by the U.S. as innocents — journalists and peaceful opponents to the Putin regime.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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The part comes with all sorts of details that serve as the heralds of its legitimacy, like the fact that Jolie spent months in training to sing opera, her real voice blended with Callas’s famous one whenever her character performs.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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An 1867 painting lent by the Autry Museum of the American West shows an arriving train as a herald of progress, with deer fleeing its oncoming beam.Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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The decrease is primarily due to lower sales of Sofia SARS Antigen assays and the wind-down of the U.S. donor screening business.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Her name is prominently displayed on donor plaques in the temple, next to that of her grandfather.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hunters sometimes mistake grizzlies for legal-to-hunt black bears or kill grizzlies in self-defense — and wildlife managers often kill grizzlies that prey on cattle and sheep.Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This Black Sheep is a New Zealand film about zombie sheep.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, more noticeable signs of contamination are visible mold spots, an unpleasant smell, cloudy water, or an off-putting taste.Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes the signs of emotional abuse are not immediately apparent, but the Hotline has a comprehensive section that provides more information, examples and options for determining next steps.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
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As of Friday, donators had raised more than $7,500 to financially help the baby's parents.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nearly all the precursor chemicals that are needed to make fentanyl come from China.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Being a forerunner in your circle will put you in a good position and enable you to quickly field new possibilities, offering advantages.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Lilly developed its forerunner more than 30 years prior, according to reporting from FiercePharma. Market pricing for prescription drugs creates the incentives that perpetuate this cycle of innovation.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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