as in bonds
to form a close personal relationship
after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature
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The film follows Costner as a Civil War soldier who bonds with a Sioux tribe and adapts to their way of life.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both villages want to replace the mall with mixed-use developments.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of one documentary, Guy relates a tragic incident in which two démineurs from his team were killed while rearranging a crate of unexploded artillery shells.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The early empire and its challenges From the beginning, the Baladro sisters establish control over their brothels, which span many cities in Mexico through strict rules and systematic exploitation of the girls who work for them.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The reason this idea clicks is visual.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Watch their faces light up when everything finally clicks.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tourism followed with its charm, luring visitors from around the world to ski towns, national parks and wide open beauty.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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In Kabul, health officials said rescue teams were struggling to reach remote hamlets in a region long prone to earthquakes and floods.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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