as in to bear (on or upon)
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Though the picture's caption doesn't specify the aircraft's destination, the local Arizona outlet ABC15 News reported that the migrants were deported to Guatemala.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025 -
One area in need of improvement is the city’s handling of personnel action forms which specify a change in an employee’s status, such as getting a promotion or being terminated.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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This sentence was changed on 30 November 2018 after some readers pointed out to the author instances in the literature that had considered these issues.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Nov. 2018
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Topics under discussion included changes in the industry over the last decade, instanced by the rise of digital and gaming, audience fragmentation, and the emergence of disruptive technologies such as AI.—
Liza Foreman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2023
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Arguably, all 101 businesses and organizations mentioned in this project were created out of a necessity to fill in voids where the founders did not feel represented.—
Martina Ibáñez-Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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While Hudson was writing about love, Belichick was reliving football history from 30 years ago in his own Valentine's Day post, which did not mention Hudson at all.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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And Wall Street noticed, sending shares of the company up 24 percent to $12.38 on Monday.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to the judgment, Woodward-Fisher’s wife had noticed a problem with clothes moths (Tineola Bisselliella) in early 2018 after new insulation was installed as part of major building works.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Why, the chorus asks, quoting Anna Akhmatova, is this age worse than others?—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Lamar had everyone from middle schoolers on the dancefloor at a bar mitzvah to former Vice President Kamala Harris at the BET Awards quoting his single.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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The United Kingdom issued a secret order requiring Apple to create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted data, The Washington Post reported today, citing people familiar with the matter.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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Khamenei suggested that negotiations with the U.S. would not lead to any meaningful progress, citing past failures.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Touch (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28upon%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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