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as in then
in addition to what has been said
the owner of the restaurant is likewise the owner of the deli next door
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as in also
in like manner
I mind my own business, and you should do likewise
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England, meanwhile, has likewise been playing excellent soccer of late.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Republicans for Harris are likewise out in force, muting their policy disagreements for the time being.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
People will of course seek to directly comfort each other too by connecting with others who are likewise in a similar mental funk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There is likewise no credible news reporting about the organization making such an admission.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Republicans for Harris are likewise out in force, muting their policy disagreements for the time being.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
People will of course seek to directly comfort each other too by connecting with others who are likewise in a similar mental funk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There is likewise no credible news reporting about the organization making such an admission.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Key Facts The Academy will reveal shortlists of 10 to 15 potential nominees in about half of its categories Tuesday, which will then be narrowed down to a list of five nominees in January.Conor Murray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The tour will then move on to Lagos for a show at the Palms on February 25.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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His uncles are former President John F. Kennedy, also a former Massachusetts senator who was assassinated in 1963; and former Sen. Ted Kennedy, who served from 1962 until his death in 2009.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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While the latter two peaked atop the Billboard 200, 2019’s comeback album Happiness Begins also achieved the same impressive feat.Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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The play call likely should not have been so do or die, either.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The impact doesn’t have to be limited to Q4, either.John Hall, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did so in 2008 when opposition parties sought to form a coalition government.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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This thought experiment can't be replicated in the real world, since plastic pollution is so ubiquitous.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Russians are juggling the materiel and manpower demands of the long-running war, punitive Western sanctions, low oil prices, high interest rates, inflation, a labor shortage, endemic corruption, and much more besides.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Murderbot wouldn’t care, and besides, there are more books to write.Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Daily Mail moreover published photos which purported to show DeGeneres’s property left in a swamp of flood water.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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What progress Israel has made, moreover, offers a troubling precedent for the lowering of moral standards in the pursuit of victory.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The poll additionally showed that people aged 18 to 44 were more likely than older adults to disapprove of how Biden handles his job as president, at 66 percent.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both versions additionally allow users to charge their phone via a new USB-C port.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
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