as in to practise
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On Friday morning, Doval practiced pickoffs to first base after his bullpen session, firing accurate throws into an awaiting L-screen.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025 -
There are also those who say that consumers should practice patience, at least beyond 15 minutes.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
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Such limited operational gains would not give China the ability to bring about a dramatic regional expansion.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This was thanks to the onset of photosynthesis, brought about by the evolution of microbes called cyanobacteria.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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No executions have been carried out in Louisiana since 2010 due to the state’s struggles to get the drugs necessary for lethal injection and scant political will (Landry’s predecessor, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, was opposed to the death penalty).—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The country's first execution using nitrogen gas was carried out last year in Alabama, which has now executed four people using the method.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Thunder, Cavs, Magic and Grizzlies have also aced recent drafts in building their current contending teams.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Richy Werenski had the last hole-in-one on No. 3, acing it in the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration in recent weeks has moved to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), implementing a 90-day freeze on foreign aid, leading to significant operational disruptions.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Any reconstruction plan will be impossible to implement without a deal on the second phase, including an agreement on who will govern Gaza in the long term.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Exactly six weeks ago, Maxwell Lewis was carried off the court with an ugly-looking leg injury.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of those released appeared frail, including an elderly man on an oxygen tank who had to be carried off one of the buses that arrived in Ramallah.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Engage (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage%20%28in%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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