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Gray wolves are habitat generalists, but are most commonly found in areas with plentiful deer and elk populations.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Every course was a work of art, most adorned with edible flowers, almost too beautiful to eat.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deion Sanders at one point played for the Dallas Cowboys, which would make an extremely fascinating story, and has even been rumored in the past as a potential NFL head coach.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even though short haircuts are becoming exceedingly popular among it girls (think, Tyla, Lily Collins, etc.), they’re somehow always met with disapproval.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hantavirus infection is exceedingly rare, but also deadly.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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These irresponsible journalists should try such worthwhile exercises rather than squander their talents on Trump hatred and national division.—
Deroy Murdock,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2020
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To support such resource-intensive work, in 2003 Banerjee, Duflo, and a colleague founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of nearly 200 researchers performing such randomized controlled experiments in economics.—
Adrian Cho,
Science | AAAS,
14 Oct. 2019
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These luxury bath towels emulate the upscale hotel feel for anyone who takes their spa time seriously.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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National Border Patrol Council Vice President Hector Garza told Fox News Digital that these videos on TikTok and other social media outlets are nothing new, but feels that the Trump administration is taking the videos seriously and actively working to secure the border.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other times, particularly when down by eight to 10 points, the Jayhawks did not look terribly driven.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The law was most infamously used during the terribly wrong internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Williams seems to have fundamentally misunderstood the novel, or at the very least to have only a diluted grasp of it.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Terps turned the ball over far too much, Ja’Kobi Gillespie was called for his fourth foul with over 12 minutes left, Selton Miguel didn’t score a point, and Florida dominated on the glass.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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For context, some of the league’s smaller market teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder, are based in cities with populations far larger than any of the counties listed above.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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