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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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He is broadly liked within the space community for these reasons.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
17 Feb. 2025 -
View 6 Images The vast majority of everyday carry (EDC) products are designed for rugged outdoorsy types who like to traipse around in the wilderness after dark, work on DIY projects, and slice at everything in sight with little blades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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John Seidler’s approval as control person was contingent on his becoming trustee of Peter Seidler’s trust, as Major League Baseball prefers the control person and trustee to be the same person when a trust controls the largest stake in a team.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Missiles launched from Iran against Israel, for example, or vice versa, must fly over Jordan, Saudi Arabia, or the Gulf states—countries that would likely prefer to sit on the sidelines of such a conflict and that likely prefer that live missiles not pass through their airspace.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Jolie regularly gravitates toward simple elegance and variations on quiet luxury.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Characters that could be played as more closed off or impersonal instead gravitate toward that center stage naturally and socialize well with each other.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
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McClung is favored to win the event but all the pressure will be on him this year.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Cubs are favored again, harkening back to the days when Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant were the stars and Joe Maddon held court with the media like a late-night talk-show host.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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