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She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
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The pro-Palestinian demonstrators are waving Palestinian flags, banging drums and decrying Israel's yearlong military assault in the Gaza Strip.
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the recent indictment, which was precipitated by a nearly yearlong FBI investigation featuring raids, cellphone confiscations, and subpoenas, has reduced Adams’s inner circle to a shell of its former self, as many of his closest allies in the New York City government have resigned.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel and Houthi rebels have repeatedly fired retaliatory strikes at each other since the start of the nearly yearlong war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but nearly all of them have been intercepted over the Red Sea.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Instead, a yearlong USA TODAY investigation found, the testing of 100,000 kits and has led to just 1,500 convictions – with more than a third coming from two places.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the recent indictment, which was precipitated by a nearly yearlong FBI investigation featuring raids, cellphone confiscations, and subpoenas, has reduced Adams’s inner circle to a shell of its former self, as many of his closest allies in the New York City government have resigned.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel and Houthi rebels have repeatedly fired retaliatory strikes at each other since the start of the nearly yearlong war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but nearly all of them have been intercepted over the Red Sea.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Instead, a yearlong USA TODAY investigation found, the testing of 100,000 kits and has led to just 1,500 convictions – with more than a third coming from two places.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Yearlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearlong. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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