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Adverb
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The pup was first spotted outside a seafood restaurant on Saturday after reportedly wandering up from the beach.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025 -
President Donald Trump replaced King as acting commissioner with Leland Dudek, who has led Social Security's anti-fraud office, according to the Washington Post, which first reported King's exit.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The ability to repeal Biden’s regulations is the latest sign of the GOP’s power in Washington, now that Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Despite generally favorable weather predictions for the days from now up to the race, there's a chance of race-cancelling levels of bad weather on Sunday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) filed a temporary restraining order against Trump’s executive order earlier this month, according to Reuters.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
11 Feb. 2025
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However, the foreign ministers from the Arab countries Rubio will visit already sent a letter to him earlier this month detailing their willingness to work with the Trump administration on a two-state solution, which the secretary has all but dismissed.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Everything seems off to a solid start, but before long things get a bit tense when Zoe interrupts the group’s slam dunk competition to steal Grant away for a moment alone.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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Suspicion fell on his wife, who had, it was alleged, put arsenic in Mauroy’s soup, but the damage had been done: before long, the French authorities had officially banned blood transfusion in humans, with the British government and the Pope following suit shortly thereafter.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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