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Noun
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Traders are assigning virtually no probability of a cut at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and only about a 1-in-4 chance of a reduction in May, according to CME Group calculations.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025 -
Regardless of what a full-year funding measure might include, the president has statutory authority to propose spending reductions to Congress.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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And these beverages also contribute to tooth decay.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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One recent exhibit displayed a series of rough-hewn public fountains that evoked post-apocalyptic decay.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The most dramatic decrease was among those aged 15 to 24, where the divorce rate dropped from 47.2 per 1,000 to 19.7 per 1,000.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s an 80% decrease from 2003 when there were 7,465 robberies.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Roads and bridges are designed with strict weight limits for a reason: excessive loads accelerate structural deterioration, leading to costly repairs and safety hazards.—
Ydanis Rodriguez,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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In addition to this, using excessive water or harsh chemical cleaners can then lead to moisture accumulation around window seals, which can potentially cause mould growth or deterioration of the frame around the windows.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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The effect is particularly pronounced for cells that are very energy-hungry, like brain cells – causing the gradual degeneration seen with Parkinson’s disease.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
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Importantly, Alan explained that methylene blue can cross from the bloodstream into the brain—a key factor for effectively treating cognitive diseases related to brain cell degeneration.—
Cathy Nelson,
Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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Peter Johnston, the BBC’s director of editorial complaints and reviews, is overseeing an in-depth editorial investigation into the editorial failings that led to the documentary being broadcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The not-so-powerful who demand the truth about the powerful are often averse to the truth about their own complicity in the failings of the nation.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As a result of the lapse, the bank estimates that its net worth will take a 2.5% hit.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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By letting the waiver lapse, the banks may no longer access U.S. payment systems to conduct major energy transactions.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With its dramatic flair and creative decadence, Orth says Art Deco matches this vibrant, imaginative energy.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2025
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But if Naples’s gaudy decadence is hot on social media, the city is also experiencing a much more unromantic, enduring and crude degradation that is engulfing the youth from its poorer quarters.—
Gianni Cipriano,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Languishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languishment. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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