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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Bloomberg Spirit Airlines plans to lay off workers as the company dials back its flight schedules and sells aircrafts to stay afloat amid financial pressures.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Chief among them is the dial, the proprietary algorithm that’s the first stop in evaluating a prior authorization.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The Bears were down 12-7 with just more than six minutes left when offensive coordinator Shane Waldron dialed up the call for reserve center Doug Kramer Jr., who was lined up in the I-formation ahead of tailback Roschon Johnson.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Bloomberg Spirit Airlines plans to lay off workers as the company dials back its flight schedules and sells aircrafts to stay afloat amid financial pressures.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC In default GT drive mode, shifts are smooth and torque is limited, but twist the dial to Sport or Sport Plus and everything becomes more intense.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Chief among them is the dial, the proprietary algorithm that’s the first stop in evaluating a prior authorization.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
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The gage was installed many years ago to measure water conditions, the release said.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Noun
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Extend your fingers and roll the log of dough toward yourself along the length of your fingers to create knobs.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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The kitchen gadget has a large knob that’s easy to turn and ergonomic handles that are comfortable to hold.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Grant phoned his wife Clarissa, who soon arrived with their youngest son Callahan, 4.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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The caller who phoned at 7:03 p.m. March 29 indicated there was suspicious activity on Roberson's accounts, according to legal documents filed by Wagner in the case.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, slowed to an annual rate of 2.1% in September, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said late last month.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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With high gauge coils in the bed’s center, our back sleepers felt well-supported.Macy Alcido, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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More coverage: ➡️ Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives by the thinnest of margins, handing Trump and his party all the levers of power in Washington.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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This time, President-elect Donald Trump knows a lot more about how to manipulate the levers of power and plans to surround himself with loyalists willing to do his bidding in making sweeping changes to both policies and processes.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.Rob Wells / Made by History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dobson had physical injuries to her face, neck and upper chest area, consistent with having been physically assaulted.Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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