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Recent Examples of cog
Steph Curry was a vital cog in this run, picking up two MVP awards along the way.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Running back Thomas Jones was a main cog for the team that reached Super Bowl XLI in the 2006 season.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Finding the sweet spot between having Smith’s number called and being a cog in the machine, regardless of whatever defensive scheme is thrown their way.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That, coupled with the rising competition from China in the automotive sector – a huge cog in the economic machine of Germany – and a looming trade crisis with a belligerent Trump administration are all worrying prospects.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Running back Thomas Jones was a main cog for the team that reached Super Bowl XLI in the 2006 season.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Finding the sweet spot between having Smith’s number called and being a cog in the machine, regardless of whatever defensive scheme is thrown their way.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That, coupled with the rising competition from China in the automotive sector – a huge cog in the economic machine of Germany – and a looming trade crisis with a belligerent Trump administration are all worrying prospects.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
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Each agent, from autonomous drones delivering packages to personal AI assistants managing healthcare schedules, informs and learns from the collective ecosystem.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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In November 2023 riots broke out in Dublin when an Algerian national was arrested after allegedly stabbing and injuring three young children and a care assistant.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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More strangely, however, Wynn-Williams claims that Sandberg had a habit of crossing boundaries with her female subordinates.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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In one incident, the complaint alleges Jong was talking with subordinates about Dodgers baseball legend Fernando Valenzuela’s death from septic shock.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The new emails are also intended to allow supervisors to get a better understanding of underlings’ work and help align different agencies.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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May Be the Way to Stop Trump and Musk | Opinion A court could order Trump or an underling to appear for a contempt of court hearing, but an underling is more likely to show up.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only recommendation that CDC makes is people who are taking care of those with measles, perhaps health care workers, might consider an additional booster later in life.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Among workers who have requested raises, over half (57%) only ask for a raise during performance reviews or once per year.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Federal judges have also ruled that the administration’s firing of probationary employees did not follow the appropriate procedures for layoffs and that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to order the firings.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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More: How Trump and Musk have sought greater control over federal employees In the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, government lawyers and other officials contend Trump's billionaire adviser Elon Musk had no oversight of the changes.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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No matter what spec-chart flunkies might say about a car that merely hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, GT 63 proved as ferocious and exhilarating as any front-engine GT car available, whether German, Italian or English.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Jin and his other flunkies excuse themselves, but Tetsu keeps Botan there to question him.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
24 July 2024
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Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.—
Frederic B. Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Dec. 2024
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But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2024
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Since April, Gillis said, Tai Ginsberg has billed only the monthly retainer and not charged extra for specialty firms.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Online records of the California Board of Accountancy show that Kauffman’s CPA license was revoked in 2019 after he was accused of taking a retainer from a client and then failing to perform the work or return the money.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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