as in to cater (to)
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Hong Kong, China Navigating the Fragrant Harbor may not be for the faint of heart, but giving in to your sense of adventure is well worth the effort.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025 -
No reason for the administration changes were given in email to staff; university officials did not respond to questions about why they were placed on leave.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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Details of the encounter are scant — laid out in a narrative that runs less than two pages in an affidavit for an arrest warrant that Escondido police submitted last month.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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State insurance regulators require companies to submit financial reports regularly, which include details about assets, liabilities, and claims reserves.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some bowed in apology and even hugged angry citizens.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The most recent bowed in 1999, when Pierce Brosnan played the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art for a hobby but meets his match in an insurance investigator (Russo), who quickly fall for each other.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Give over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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