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as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France
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The goal isn’t to dwell on the negative but to equip yourself with an accurate picture of the industry’s trajectory.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In Minnesota, each dwelling unit must have its own meter for electricity.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Add-on options include computer coverage, sump pump backup coverage, and dwelling replacement coverage.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Joey Bosa, Mack’s fellow outside linebacker, said there was no sense dwelling on the past beyond working to correct all that went wrong during the Chargers’ 30-23 loss to the Ravens.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 30 Nov. 2024
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In Minnesota, each dwelling unit must have its own meter for electricity.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Add-on options include computer coverage, sump pump backup coverage, and dwelling replacement coverage.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Joey Bosa, Mack’s fellow outside linebacker, said there was no sense dwelling on the past beyond working to correct all that went wrong during the Chargers’ 30-23 loss to the Ravens.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 30 Nov. 2024
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The Hilltop section of Columbus remains overrun by fentanyl.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cold weather overflow shelters remain open Cold weather overflow shelters will remain open through 10 a.m. Sunday as Middle Tennessee prepares to sink back into a deep freeze over the weekend.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yet in the far more advanced civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Rome, people would have been lucky to live past 30, and not much longer in the 19th century.John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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But True enough for you — with these teams coughing up late-inning leads three half-innings in a row, with their postseason lives hanging on every pitch?Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Housing prices will stay high too, as mortgage rates stay elevated compared to 2021 levels.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Grab a seasonal cocktail at Vinyl and stay to jam with music by DJ Aswell, starting at 8pm.McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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The previous day, the USA TODAY Network Tennessee published a guest opinion column by Mark Sandoval, a high school teacher and coach who is from and resides in the Tuckers Crossroads community in Wilson County.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2024
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Morris, who has resided in a number of co-living arrangements in the Bay Area and NYC, and currently runs a co-living space in Puerto Rico, is no stranger to discussions about the loneliness epidemic.Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
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The suspects sat in prison for three years waiting for their trial in Yolo County Superior Court.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu, for his part, chose to delay ending the war’s intense phase, waiting instead for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the hope of a Republican victory.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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