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In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.—
Mitchell Schnurman,
Dallas News,
17 Mar. 2023 -
The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2023
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The coup de grace for Mansour, first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, came in November.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The blitz of diversity initiatives after Floyd's murder did little to change the demographics at the top of corporations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such shakeups should make for an exciting night, as there aren’t many sure things at the top of the ballot.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For many people, going to Harvard University is the pinnacle of education, but in reality, less than four percent of applicants get accepted into the prestigious Ivy League school.—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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An elite teenage athlete like Malinin ends up making trade offs in order to reach the pinnacle of his sport.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Putin, who meets frequently, albeit separately, with Xi and Kim, would like to have a trilateral summit to forge closer relations among all three countries.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Such a summit has been the mainstay of Trump’s policy for peace in Ukraine.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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As the grand finale of the zodiac, Pisces asks us to embrace the final, often most difficult, lessons of the spiritual experience, our relationship to the unknown, and to the uncontrollable dimensions of being human.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
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The All-Star Game, the grand finale of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, will bring a new format and hopefully a competitive game Sunday to San Francisco’s Chase Center.—
Zach Powell,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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During peak travel season, this number can soar to upwards of 5,000 airplanes flying per hour.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nike shares trade at about 23 times trailing earnings, well below a peak above 37 reached in late 2023.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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At the apex of the Western Conference standings sits the imposing Jets, who have run roughshod over all comers throughout the season and punctured the Canucks convincingly with a 6-1 victory in their only meeting of the year so far.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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At the apex of our rise, wealthy Americans paid effective income tax rates as high as 94%.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Copestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copestone. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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