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Coupled with a strong defensive showing for more than three-quarters of the game, Minnesota heated up enough offensively to tie the game in the fourth quarter before a late Iowa surge resulted in a 68-60 Hawkeyes’ win.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
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Though the county is pushing hard for a late-season vaccination surge, many will surely feel protected having already suffered through a bout with influenza this winter.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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This increase was due to higher cash outflows related to lease terminations and restructuring costs.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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With the rupee hitting record lows against the greenback, any cuts to the bank’s policy rate could spark a further rise in domestic inflation, putting further pressure on the currency and likely triggering capital outflows.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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For example, the agency would ensure water and sewer systems could handle bigger floods, or would plan to inoculate against diseases that might spread faster in warm weather.—
Jake Bittle,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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Every minute, two garbage trucks' worth of plastic flood [enter] into the oceans.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The outpouring of reaction to the video demonstrates how emotionally resonant animal behavior can be.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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There was a notable absence amid the outpouring of love, laughs and tears from Rickey’s family, friends, fellow ballplayers and fans.—
Jon Becker,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Hotels have had a strong recovery since the washout year of 2021.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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But even the best navigators need time — perhaps a few days, maybe a week — to find that perfect discharge placement, secure funding or find appropriate home care for elderly patients.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Steve Bannon pushes for more 'aggressive' defense in court The judge imposed the agreed upon sentence of a three-year conditional discharge, during which time Bannon cannot serve as a director of a charity or fundraise for a nonprofit.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Here are highlights from Day 4 of the Berlin Film Festival: Analysts at Ampere declare Peak TV to be over, documenting the 25% slide in global series commissions since 2022.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In one image, the King could be seen giving his newborn granddaughter a kiss on the forehead as she was bundled up, with Queen Rania holding her up lovingly in another slide.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall.—
Scott Burns,
Dallas News,
20 July 2023
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These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide.—
Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima,
New York Times,
14 July 2023
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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