as in main
coming before all others in importance
the cardinal rule of medicine: do no harm
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The zinc gradually lost its hold on the cables suspending the telescope’s main platform over the reflector dish.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The measure’s main opponents, the state Republican Party and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, did not appear to raise any money to campaign against the proposition.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Alpha Genesis is responsible for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary care of monkeys at its primary facility in Yemassee.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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One search through artificial intelligence chatbots generates an exponential amount of 25 times more electricity than a Google search and will become the predominant energy consumer across several countries in a mere number of years.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Beijing is used to being the predominant external powerbroker with respect to the North and aims first and foremost to maintain balance and stability on the Korean Peninsula.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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Christianity in particular has become a dominant feature of Kirk’s rhetoric and Turning Point USA.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Republicans have been dominant with them in the last 20 years, but with the growing Latino and Asian American populations, white voters have been on a sharp decline as a share of the electorate since the 1990s.Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Over the years, the emirate has become a magnet for international entrepreneurs, investors and family offices, transforming the city into one of the world’s foremost hubs for private wealth management.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her mother Holly Thomas, who served as her foremost role model, confidante, and motivator, had died the previous year from a brain tumor.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bumble completed the acquisition of Geneva Technologies, Inc. for $17.5 million, with the principal assets being a social networking and communications platform.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Both defenses are stepping up after these teams combined for 79 points in their first matchup, which is the highest scoring game in the NFL so far this season.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many families have to wait months to receive the first appointment with a mental health professional through their insurance and then have to wait three to four months again to have the second appointment.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Now comes perhaps his biggest challenge yet: Taking over a San Jose Earthquakes team that finished last in the entire league and gave up the most goals (78) in MLS history.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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That's 70 million monthly active users globally, a big jump from the 5 million Netflix reported in May 2023.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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