as in to prime
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After gaining momentum during the 2012 teachers strike and emerging as the progressive vanguard of the city, the labor organization primed Johnson to eventually win the mayor’s seat after decades of being shut out of City Hall’s fifth floor.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025 -
That recruitment drive began soon after the elections, drawing from Musk’s acolytes in Silicon Valley, some barely out of college, and priming them to fan out across Washington.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Danica McKellar is aiming to educate and entertain young readers in a new kids book.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Since before Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, immigrant advocacy groups in Chicago have been trying to educate community members on their rights, for example that constitutional protections against self-incrimination apply to all people on U.S. soil, including undocumented immigrants.—
Peter Breen,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Multiple stars are out with injury and other prospective players either transferred or could not make it to school for various reasons.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sir Paul Smith took a few very special guests to school for an intimate master class on his design process and inspiration.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Education institutions were instructed to review their policies; cease efforts to circumvent bans of race considerations or its proxies; and end contracts with third parties that consider race.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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The House resolution raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and instructs congressional committees to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, only partially offsetting the tax cuts extension.—
Brett Rowland | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Feb. 2025
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In his work, the designer provides distinct and quirky options for those willing to show up in the world as audacious and style-obsessed, even in their offices.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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Her presence provides the episode’s jump scare, adding to the menace of Irving’s dream.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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His first was a tap-in, finishing a low Raheem Sterling cross against Bolton Wanderers, but the deep run from midfield has been trained.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Now, looking back on the program, five years later, Crooks-Stratton believes it’s been a success, with four teachers academies hosted and nearly a thousand teachers trained on Native subject matters, there’s been learning not only inside the classroom but the community as a whole.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The duchess is gearing up to premiere her lifestyle series in March.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Europe, French company Latitude is gearing up for the debut flight of its small launch vehicle named Zephyr this year.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The legislation was akin to the World War II Lend-Lease Act, in which equipment is supplied at no cost and is to be used until returned or destroyed.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, Lillian Ross’s became the cool tone of American journalism for the next fifty years, as Tom Wolfe supplied its hot one.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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