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as in affiliate
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapter After years of moving between jobs and cities, Hayes was optimistic about this new chapter in her career. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024 And that’s confirmed by the final chapter, which sucks the air out of the fairytale and absolves God of the misery that befalls these characters. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024 Recognizing its temporary nature can help mitigate disappointment, allowing both individuals to view it as a positive chapter rather than a failure. Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 The local chapter of Right to Life, which had been dormant, was restarted. Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chapter 
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  • In July 2013, Green joined the Utica Comets as head coach — the Canucks’ minor-league affiliate — and led them to the Calder Cup Final in 2015 with a young Jacob Markstrom in goal.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin told the NBC affiliate WPTV that there was a service call in the area but did not confirm if the truck was involved with the call.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • The photo was taken in Columbus, Ohio, about 48 miles east of Springfield, according to a July Reddit post. Sept. 9 and 10: The claim explodes on a national stage Vance was the first from the Republican presidential ticket to pounce.
    Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • An engineering team needs to leverage the right technologies and tools to automate all three stages of a machine learning system—feature generation, model training, and model serving.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • With the former, your immune cells detect a threat and spurt out substances that widen your blood vessels, allowing more blood (and immune cells) to get to the affected area—an essential process for fighting germs and recovering from physical trauma.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Down the hall is a row of metal black doors that open to windowless cells.
    Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • This classic sports bar with over 20 TVs is steps from the Town Lift on lower Main Street.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In 1998, Coldplay took their first step over the edge with Safety, their debut EP.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, veered momentarily from his usual talking points in a New Year’s address to acknowledge the challenges of the country’s faltering economy and vow that the government was working to usher in the next phase of growth.
    Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The move ends, or brings to the next phase, one of the longest-running and most public marital breakdowns in modern Hollywood history.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Middle Tennessee saw between 6-9 inches this week for comparison.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The lake effect will help bring localized accumulations of 3-to-6 inches to parts of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • During this window, the radiant point below the Big Dipper between the constellations Boötes and Draco will be well-positioned in the northeastern sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At that point, the moles could see in dim light, and perhaps still came above ground at night.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • New York City, like Ohio and Philadelphia, is another place that was slammed early by fentanyl.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Without clear processes in place, tasks began to overlap, communication fell apart, and the team spent more time untangling confusion than delivering orders.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapter. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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