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Emergency management was working through the damage Saturday morning, but Robert Myers with the Butler County Emergency Management Agency said daylight would give them a better idea of the amount of destruction.
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Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Moderate and high doses of alcohol also reduce the overall amount of REM sleep an individual gets in a night, Reffi added.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Anything between that amount and $149,884 is considered middle class.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
With the doubling of the amount of titles games, it was bound to be a success.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Moderate and high doses of alcohol also reduce the overall amount of REM sleep an individual gets in a night, Reffi added.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Anything between that amount and $149,884 is considered middle class.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
With the doubling of the amount of titles games, it was bound to be a success.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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