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Recent Examples of cog
And a deal for either of those pieces would mean moving a key cog.
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Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The cogs in Lenù’s brain immediately start to turn.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Eastwood’s films match a respect for the military with a distaste for war and the callousness of officers who treat their soldiers as cogs.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The oil business affects everything in the wild West Texas town of Landman, and Billy Bob Thornton is a key cog in that machine.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
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Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The cogs in Lenù’s brain immediately start to turn.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Eastwood’s films match a respect for the military with a distaste for war and the callousness of officers who treat their soldiers as cogs.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The oil business affects everything in the wild West Texas town of Landman, and Billy Bob Thornton is a key cog in that machine.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
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The Giants hired Belichick as a special teams assistant in 1979 and promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1985.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But what makes Android XR different from anything else and prior versions is that it’s developed with Google’s Gemini assistant at its core.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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Putin doesn't much appreciate strong allies, preferring subordinates.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Instead of primarily being a subordinate to the head coach, Luck, 35, will preside over the coaching staff, player personnel staff and recruiting, as well as the business side of the program.Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Like her underlings, Riya also possesses great comic timing, often puncturing all the tension, both professional and personal, with a killer one-liner.Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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According to a ProPublica report, some of Nunes’ underlings have concerns about his performance.Zach Everson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Last week, tens of thousands of workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest manufacturer, took part in strikes at plants across the country.Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Supporters say that this will boost workers’ rights and guard against exploitative work in Kenya’s data labeling sector, which is booming thanks to growing demand for AI training data.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Officials said a customer at the McDonald’s recognized Mangione and notified an employee, who then called local police.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some 28 of the 100 nonprofits on our list reported total compensation of more than $1 million for at least one employee, up from 25 last year.William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jin and his other flunkies excuse themselves, but Tetsu keeps Botan there to question him.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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By quieting the clamor among the offended Giants, Mays was not acting as a flunky for his white manager.Aram Goudsouzian / Made by History, TIME, 25 June 2024
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But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Ferguson slams Reichert over Trump Ferguson repeatedly attempted to paint Reichert as a yes-man to former President Trump, who won less than 40% of the vote in Washington state in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
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Her quarterly retainer fees range from $20,000 to $50,000, federal lobbying disclosures show.Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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All of the spending over retainer has been paid, O’Neal added.Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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