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general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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Recent Examples of alphabet
Your inspiration can commence here—at the beginning of the alphabet.
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Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 7 Feb. 2025
The metaphor leaps out: Like letters of the alphabet, molecules (the nucleotide bases A, T, C and G, for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine) are arranged into sequences — words, paragraphs, chapters, perhaps — in every organism, from bacteria to humans.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Video enables complete, compelling communication that engages and motivates in ways that the 26 letters of the alphabet can’t.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Hint #5: One of the first three letters in the alphabet features.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 7 Feb. 2025
The metaphor leaps out: Like letters of the alphabet, molecules (the nucleotide bases A, T, C and G, for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine) are arranged into sequences — words, paragraphs, chapters, perhaps — in every organism, from bacteria to humans.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Video enables complete, compelling communication that engages and motivates in ways that the 26 letters of the alphabet can’t.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Hint #5: One of the first three letters in the alphabet features.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet
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Some of the stream's elements worked, but it was still plagued by technical mishaps.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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But what stood out the most about the whole look was none of these elements.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Dec. 2024
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Pros and Cons: This AI cover letter generator produces natural-sounding first drafts and catches potential grammar and style issues.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Security experts warn that scammers frequently change their messaging tactics, but red flags often include poor grammar, a sense of urgency, and links that do not direct to official USPS domains.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, the energy transition has a long-term basis, with 2050 as the magic date of the Paris agreement to keep global temperature rise below 2 C degrees above pre-industrial times.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Delta forecast revenue in the current quarter growing no more than 5% on a yearly basis, down from a January estimate calling for a 6% to 8% rise.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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