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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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The Cybertruck, according to the autopsy summary, caught fire and fully burned.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025 -
Federal officials review cost summaries, floor plans and other information to determine that rate.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
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Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
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However, the real estate company listed as the broker on the lease, CBRE, an abbreviation of Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis, is a separate entity from Coldwell Banker Real Estate, where Aenlle is listed as an agent.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those stubborn ideas are right there in the name of the game genre that Civilization originated: 4X, which is an abbreviation for explore, expand, exploit, exterminate.—
Rollo Romig,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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While most attic designs count on vents to prevent condensation, Chasen’s didn’t.—
Natalie Donback,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Inspectors described instances of meat residue, mold, dripping condensation and even insects contaminating production areas.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rich Clark, executive director of the CFP, said much of Tuesday’s meeting, which lasted about seven hours in a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, included a review of last season’s playoff, the first after the field tripled in size from four to 12 teams.—
Stephen Hawkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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To secure a review, Complainant must request it in writing either within 50 days of the date the determination was signed by the Executive Director, or if a Petition for Relief is filed, within 15 days of the final resolution of the administrative process.—
Matthew Klein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The following weekly digest is written and compiled by the Trans Formations Project, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to tracking and educating about the anti-trans legislative crisis currently sweeping the United States.—
Trans Formations Project,
Them,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Bowdlerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerization. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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