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Adjective
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Since the two Secret Service agents tried to enter Hamline, Trump has targeted Chicago with an intensive set of raids that swept up people with criminal records and also those with none at all.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
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Meanwhile, Gaza—largely destroyed by intensive Israeli bombing and ground operations—would need to be rebuilt and overhauled, including slotting in new financial, health care, education and judicial systems, the think tank said.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Barbie was marketed with various careers designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, such as astronaut and doctor.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Of the 24 species of scrub mints known today, over half are listed as threatened or endangered at either the state or federal level.—
Andre A. Naranjo,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hezbollah, which was severely diminished during nearly 14 months of war, has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not fully withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.—
Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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But that independence, and particularly the eye-opening success that EMPIRE has experienced over the past few years, has also brought scrutiny — and tests of Ghazi’s commitment, particularly during a time of intense consolidation in the music business.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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With rain that could be intense enough to cause #mudslides.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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After achieving a conviction in a brutal triple homicide that had terrorized his mountain town, Sgt.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Ethan, increasingly terrorized by it all, must keep his superior, Phil Sarkowski (Dean Norris), at bay, along with other colleagues, in order to keep Nora safe at a major turning point in their relationship.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Slater also told Hawley the growing use of noncompetes in concentrated industries across the economy was concerning.—
Ashley Gold,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the next wave of reform must also address the concentrated power of a few tech oligarchs as a core anti-democratic threat.—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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There is a big question in the doc about her possibly being blackmailed by the Manses and also being stuck with a hefty tax bill as a result of their mismanagement of her disability benefits and other income.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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Shoutout to the 38 Republicans who shot the bill down in the House while being threatened & blackmailed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback even appeared on camera in a dirty shirt before the commercial started, then veered into a frenetic adventure in the ad break.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Efforts to dismantle the agency, which provides humanitarian and development aid, are moving at a frenetic pace.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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