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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Katie Davis, the founder of Katie Davis Design in Houston, Texas, likes to search for these pieces while thrifting.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Only the heartless would prefer that compassion is never extended.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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City missed the presence of Kevin De Bruyne in these sequences, with their midfielders preferring safe passes while Chelsea baited the ambitious switch, leaving Nunes to call for passes to no avail.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Lionel Messi in Las Vegas for an Inter Miami friendly shone a light on how sport is gravitating towards Nevada and the Strip.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Those people will love Unstoppable for sure, but the movie is also for anyone who loves a good story and who gravitate towards films that expose the indomitability of the human spirit.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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But a 2024 Gallup polling reveals that about two-thirds of Americans think immigration is a good thing for the country, and 70 percent still favor a path to citizenship for the undocumented.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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And in a new AP/NORC poll, only 29% favored a tariff on all imports, while 46% were opposed.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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