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Contributing to a traditional individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts are also good ways to maximize your tax savings, according to U.S. News.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2025 -
Platforms with a high audience match and affordable CPC maximize reach while staying cost-effective.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Finally, keep in mind that eating more beans is hardly the only way to increase your fiber tolerance.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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So there’s an urge to call those episodes something, and thanks to Community and TV Tropes and the increasing ubiquity of online TV discourse, the term bottle episode has been floating around, ready for the (inaccurate) taking!—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The water — being pumped up a steep grade — eventually reached the Guilford Reservoir on Cold Spring Lane.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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During the testing, Vast pumped up the pressure inside the structure to 1.8 times its normal level and conducted a leak test.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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This type can happen because of blood clots that block blood vessels or plaques causing blockages by building up in the vessels.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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After having broadly built up their DEI policies following the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, many U.S. companies in recent months have been paring their policies as Donald Trump’s election win amplified criticism of corporate policies that sought to improve representation.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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On the water, drone boats and robo-subs are augmenting the firepower of more traditional, more expensive ships.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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The mid-2010s Instagram vibe is augmented by the floods of emoji or comments that crowd the screen as Belle and Milla drink in the attention or shrink from criticism.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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That night, fans were encouraged to bring a disco record to the stadium for Dahl to blow up between games of a July 12 doubleheader.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
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For Batista, the shifting policies also meant shifting requirements to produce medical records prior to his enlistment, which drew out the process for nearly six years.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Using high-tech machines to draw out impurities, exfoliate dead skin, and hydrate, all of her services are customized to the specific skin concern of each model.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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