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as in with
using the means or agency of contacted her via telephone

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Recent Examples of via In addition to Pelley and Cooper, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Sharyn Alfonsi and Jon Wertheim were also present, with Cecelia Vega calling in via phone. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025 The custom audience built via Audience+ that was exposed to the campaign purchased new vehicles made by that automaker at a 16.4% higher rate than a control sampling, AMC Networks said. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Afterward, Trace posted an open letter to his father expressing concern for his well-being via Instagram. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 For that to have any chance of happening now, either via the Premier League or the FA Cup, Hurzeler needs a persistently long injury list to clear to reduce the amount of chopping and changing in selection from game to game and so produce positional partnerships. Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for via 
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  • The Sky could round out this group by inviting former 2024 second-round draft pick Brynna Maxwell to training camp this spring.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Hamlin feels the sport should focus on maintaining its status by requiring drivers to qualify traditionally, regardless of their background.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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  • The region last suffered a major earthquake in 1956, when a tremor with a magnitude of 7.7 struck to the south of the island of Amorgos, followed minutes later by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake near Santorini.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Shakopee City Council disagreed with the argument, however, rejecting a license for Top Star Market earlier this year.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to the San Francisco area from Friday through Sunday and a dumping of snow in the Sierra mountains.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The manifest, managed by American Airlines, will be disseminated through their official sources and the National Transportation Safety Board, said Director of Airports in Wichita Jesse Romo.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Her work has appeared in Sierra, The Body, Maisonneuve magazine and more.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Rothwell received a series order from Onyx Collective in 2022 for How To Die Alone.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Via.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/via. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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