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Adjective
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He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 210 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Their video ends with a short clip of the two dogs, tuckered out after playing in the garden, asleep side-by-side in the house.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Given how little Cohen material has been auctioned off, the sale will be also a barometer of how much Cohen’s legend has grown since his death in 2016.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Foreign assistance has been the target of ire from Republicans in Congress and Trump administration officials, but the funding accounts for very little of the overall US budget, at about 1% of federal budget obligations.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now, after a requisite quarantine and brief preview period for zoo members, the panda exhibit and its accompanying Giant Panda Cam are back on full display.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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Eowyn was expected to clear into the Norwegian Sea on Saturday, allowing a brief lull of drier and calmer conditions, but another storm system is forecast to bring similar hazards for Britain on Sunday and Monday.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Shortish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortish. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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