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The primary bedroom was designed as a serene retreat, oriented to maximize ocean views while maintaining a sense of warmth.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2025 -
However, experts said, tariffs may threaten both parts of the Fed's mission: controlling inflation and maximizing employment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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When his playing time increased in the postseason, Garner was prepared to make an impact.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Students online are more likely to have to withdraw from or repeat courses and are less likely to graduate on time, these researchers found, which further increases the cost.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Apart from having problems at right-back, with both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley expected to be missing through injury, Liverpool are pumped up and ready.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Street gangs were more organized and focused on drug trafficking, which led to many takedowns where dozens of defendants would be charged, pumping up the number of prosecutions.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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With three draft picks in the first 41 selections next month, general manager Ryan Poles probably isn’t done building up front either.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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The key is using AI to augment decision-making, not replace it.—
Zehra Soysal,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Probably the most significant factor is the company's ever-present pressure to accelerate, even while taking on more and more challenging tasks.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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The staggering investment levels, impressive ROI reports, and accelerating adoption rates signal a technology crossing the threshold from emerging to essential.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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In blowing up the drone factories, ironically with drones, the Ukrainian intelligence agency hopes to throttle Russian production—and ensure that most of the tiny UAVs buzzing over the front line ... are Ukrainian. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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While this theory hasn’t been proven or debunked, the trend has blown up on social media, with the hashtag on TikTok resulting in 628,000 posts.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
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All that is left to draw out the Redditor, ReadEmAndWeep31, who can confirm what was in the missing documents.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Powerful, important, and a testament to how applying cinematic techniques can draw out a larger truth.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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