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as in to live
to have life
stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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as in to happen
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the filing and determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose or require adjustments in the financial statements.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
My experience and research have shown that strength training can help to improve sports performance for youth and that there are significant health benefits for youth participating in strength training beyond sports performance.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
There were minor scuffles in the stands and some booed the Israeli anthem, Reuters reported.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
My experience and research have shown that strength training can help to improve sports performance for youth and that there are significant health benefits for youth participating in strength training beyond sports performance.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
There were minor scuffles in the stands and some booed the Israeli anthem, Reuters reported.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The New York Times reported last month that Musk reportedly hopes one day that all 11 of his children and their mothers can live there or at least stop by.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Joel Pitra Photo: Joel Pitra The living area has an original wood-burning fireplace.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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As of September 2024, property crime stands at 52 incidents per million rides, marking a slight decline but still considerably higher than in previous years.Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The San Joaquin Valley, with just 39 primary care docs per 100,000 population, ranks just ahead of the Inland Empire, with 35 per 100,000, as areas of acute physician shortage.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump's combination of tariffs and tax cuts — including cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from its current 21% — would rank as the sixth-biggest tax cut since 1940, according to a recent Tax Foundation analysis.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The death happened about 9:14 p.m. Monday in the Target store parking lot in the 1500 block of 40th Street.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of airlines and aviation.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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So far the company’s existing driver assist features, known as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, or FSD, are facing probes from federal safety regulators after a series of crashes involving the technology.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Currently, Goldman Sachs economics research is penciling in another four consecutive interest rate cuts in the first half of 2025 but also acknowledged in its Monday update that more uncertainty exists regarding the Fed's path next year.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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One answer lies in a unique facet of human psychology – specifically, in how people manage the fear aroused by existential threats.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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First week of December, lay a doe-in-heat trail into your stand.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses increased to $18.2 million from $8.9 million, reflecting expenses related to new wells placed on production.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries, and the officer was placed on administrative leave, police said about the Oct. 27 stop.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The drive to be an egalitarian and the drive to be an elite don’t sit easily with each other.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the two friends sit on the couch with beer and uncertain futures as the episode ends.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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