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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
Anker’s approach is to instead position a pair of folding prongs on the end of its new charger, taking advantage of the thin design in a different way.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
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Noun
This is where the second prong comes in: the United States must convince Iran that its security would be enhanced through regional arms control.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
Anker’s approach is to instead position a pair of folding prongs on the end of its new charger, taking advantage of the thin design in a different way.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
There’s no definitive diagnostic test for schizophrenia, so doctors will typically take a multi-pronged approach.
—Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prong. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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