as in to obtain
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In a complaint filed on Thursday, Feb. 20, in the U.S. District Court in Georgia, and later obtained by PEOPLE, passenger Marthinus Lourens said he was injured during the Monday, Feb. 17 landing and evacuation from Delta Flight 4819 that carried 76 passengers and four crew members.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
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Depositphotos The researchers obtained data from the 2017-2022 Veradigm Metabolic Registry (VMR), which longitudinally follows more than 1.5 million patients and is designed to improve the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the United States.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
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Democrats gained 40 seats in the House, flipping control of the chamber, and captured seven governorships.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The quarter-century movement to establish year-round men’s collegiate soccer has gained new momentum in the past year, with the U.S. Soccer Federation having discussed with the Big Ten and ACC ways to launch a pilot program.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Their big fear is President Vladimir Putin of Russia gaining the upper hand in Ukraine talks — especially if Mr. Trump looks to secure a windfall of mineral resources — putting Europe at risk.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Americans secured a regulation win over Canada in their last game, an intense rivalry battle that solidified their spot in the championship game.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The show’s participants will open for Urban, and the audience at each venue can determine which musicians get to stay on the tour.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, Syria could demand regular base extensions from Russia, a far cry from that 49-year lease Assad bestowed, and extract other significant concessions.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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That plan already extracts relatively high premiums while offering bare-bones coverage.—
Mark Gongloff,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Swansea City have sacked head coach Luke Williams following a poor run of results since the turn of the year that has dragged the Championship club into a relegation battle.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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When users click and drag their cursor across the screen, random clusters of letters appear, followed by sentences that flash briefly before disappearing.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Coax (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coax%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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