conducted

past tense of conduct
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as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement

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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front a job conducting tourists through the historical museum

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Recent Examples of conducted Plus, the first quarter of the New Year is a critical time when performance evaluations are conducted, bonuses are awarded and promotions are decided. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Following an arrival ceremony at the Carter Presidential Center, a private service was conducted in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, before the location was opened up to the public, allowing mourners to come and pay their respects. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 In 2024, research was conducted for a possible vaccine against HIV, but experts who spoke to Newsweek said that HIV vaccines are not likely to be available anytime soon. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 The study was conducted in a relatively small sample group of 133 Peruvian medical students in their 20s and identified 108% higher chance of ED with students suffering from IBS. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025 Moreover, a liquid-oxygen methane engine test was conducted on a vertical dual-station test stand for the high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen rocket engine in Laiyuan. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025 Research conducted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) uncovered this surprising behavior by tracking this bird over several years. Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Marvel Studios conducted a worldwide search to find the actor who would portray its famous wall-crawling superhero. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025 Physicists at Sorbonne Universite in Paris have studied videos of Kahn's kinetic facades and conducted experiments to measure the underlying physical mechanisms, outlined in a November paper published in the journal Physical Review Fluids. Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Verb
  • All Planet Fitness locations are independently owned and operated by individual franchise owners, so hours may vary by location.
    Amaris Encinas, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The other 98% of stores operated as normal.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Slacker, the movie, was directed by a boomer.
    Jim Greer, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Kerr said before Monday’s game that those comments were at least partially directed at Kuminga.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The stance by the White House stands in contrast to how American Olympic and Utah officials have behaved in response to the International Olympic Committee and WADA.
    Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Despite that, Judge Terence Perkins found Depa competent to stand trial, noting that Davis’ evaluation was more recent, that Depa had so far behaved well at court and that his answers regarding what the legal proceedings meant were as good as could be expected of a teen.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • Samsung will herald its AI future at CES this week, and while the S25 will be more capable than any Galaxy before to process AI on-device, the reality is this is going to be a hybrid solution and the clear differences users had been steered towards are more blurry than before.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This interest is being steered by Flavio Briatore, their executive advisor, who sees Colapinto as part of a growing trend in Formula 1 to focus on nurturing young talents.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • Under this definition, an electronic invoice is one that contains all the information required by the VAT Directive and is issued, transmitted, and received in a structured electronic format compliant with the EN 16931 standard.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For instance, a virtual private network (VPN) can effectively encrypt data transmitted between the team and enterprise servers.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Best Carry-on Backpacks There's perhaps no more plane-friendly bag than a backpack, which is easily carried, easily taken off, easily placed under a seat, and easily packed with all your belongings.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Murder charges were brought against Mays in Turner's disappearance, but he was acquitted due to a lack of evidence.
    Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Antony has acquitted himself well in cameos under Amorim but is playing only a bit-part role and attracted interest from Real Betis during the final days of the summer window.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

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