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as in with
using the means or agency of
try to convince them by reason alone, if possible
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as in in
at, within, or to a short distance or time
the library is close by
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Avani Thakkar, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Let the soil moisture guide when to water your plant, more than the amount of time that's gone by.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Their campaign ran for more than 200 days, and Say Nothing realizes the extreme nature of their effort by sticking agonizingly close to the sisters’ deterioration.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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If TikTok is anything to go by, though, the number is potentially in the high hundreds.
—Avani Thakkar, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Let the soil moisture guide when to water your plant, more than the amount of time that's gone by.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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The 83-page document claimed that Musk, one of OpenAI’s earliest investors, invested over $44.5 million in OpenAI between May 2016 and September 2020 via a series of small wire transfers.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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How to Get There Most out-of-state visitors fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, rent a car, and motor the 126 miles north via Highway 260.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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What does that have to do with the content and the ideas?Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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While not all 23 companies have announced their hiring plans, these facilities are expected to support nearly 30,000 new jobs, with projects mostly in the U.S. Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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While the average new vehicle buyer spends around $48,000 for a new ride today, this rig costs nearly 4 times that at $178 Grand.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Second Wind Funds works with a network of around 900 therapists across the state who range in expertise.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Magda Teter Jewish Middlemen, Archival Myopia The story of two Jewish trading families during the last decades of the Regency of Algiers is skewed by being told through the perspectives of only European and American actors.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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But that’s not to say Mars necessarily hosted vast oceans and rivers—or at least not during that era.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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There were a couple of potential NCAA teams in there, but the competition level goes up a notch this weekend when DU travels to North Dakota, a top-10 club in both national polls.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Kai Ryssdal: You guys put snowfall on the screen in there.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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His conman and her librarian fall in love through a series of music and dance numbers.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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This wizard takes you through the process of creating images appropriate for business or social network profile pictures.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The massive main compartment flays open completely near the back panel for easy packing and unpacking, with several other zippered access points for stuffing or pulling layers out on-the-go.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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The mosquito has been found in locations in San Jose near Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park and also in Santa Clara, Gilroy and East San Jose.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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