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also tentie
as in attentive
paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity
I warn ye now, ye best be tenty
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Adjective
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Most talks were well-attended by attentive crowds, but not all audience members were impressed by Stanke’s message.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Talk about Fly, Eagles, Fly. Reid and Sirianni, adaptive and attentive, are soaring, too.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The observant prankster revealed how any feminists who hail the Academy’s berserk nomination are their own worst enemy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
5 Feb. 2025
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And that's a Jewish family where parents are either observant or maybe observe some of the holidays.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Aid workers and volunteers scrambled to collect dead bodies off the streets under the watchful eye of M23 patrols.—
Monika Pronczuk and Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Antibiotics are still used to treat TB, including isoniazid, the drug that began in a secret trial at Sea View Hospital under the watchful eye of the Black Angels.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The story is something to be mindful of, but there hasn’t been too much pricing pushback yet — based on the company disclosing on the earnings call that experience bookings for this summer were up year over year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Doing these mindful practices (helps you) be objective about that voice and sometimes seeing it as the voice of other people, not yourself.—
Shannon Carpenter,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jonathan O'Neill, an installation engineer from Cookstown, was startled awake by the raging storm and decided to venture outside to secure his garden.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Once the driver was awake, he was identified as 24-year-old Christian Gonzalez, according to state police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Monday will start the new week with partly cloudy skies and a high of 58 F, with nighttime temperatures cooling to 43 F. Residents should remain vigilant for weather updates and prepare for possible shifts in conditions as the storm system progresses.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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People of faith and conscience will need to be continually vigilant in this new political environment.—
Rev. Steven R. Jungkeit,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When Walter started writing, my mother was still alive.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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Another 14 hostages are supposed to be released in the next two weeks as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, six of them are alive.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Liberty Police Department was aware of the ICE operation by late Friday afternoon, but department spokesperson Capt. Matt Kellogg was unable to confirm whether the federal agency had notified the local agency before or after the raid.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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Steve Downing, the general manager for Telemundo Kansas City, said in an email on Friday that the station was aware that an arrest had been made in connection with Mr. Manzano’s death.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Tenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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