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as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity
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In a post on X, the city conveyed its thoughts for those affected by the blaze, encouraging the community to stay prepared as the Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. today.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The director, Robert Flaherty, wanted to convey a particular message about who these people were and their ability to govern themselves.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The song’s bittersweet melodies and instrumentation convey the lyrics’ sense of loving a problematic person.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The director, Robert Flaherty, wanted to convey a particular message about who these people were and their ability to govern themselves.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The song’s bittersweet melodies and instrumentation convey the lyrics’ sense of loving a problematic person.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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At tropical destinations or areas with high rates of illnesses transmitted by mosquitos, use insect repellent and consider mosquito nets, Robinson says.Gary Stoller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Larger storage space means more data can be stored, transmitted and processed, which enhances the performance of AI applications as the large language models (LLM) enable them to have more parameters to train on.Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jackson police detective Tommie Brown told WJTV and NBC affiliate WLBT that the Hyundai was carrying a man, a woman, a teenager and two children, all from Copiah County, located south of Jackson.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The gunman is seen wearing a dark hooded top and carrying a gray backpack in an image from the shooting, and another image appears to show the same person with the backpack on a bike.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Apple is ceding ground to the likes of the Galaxy A series, Nothing Phones, OnePlus Nords and the Pixel 8a.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In some sections, terra-cotta drops away, ceding the façade to sections of matte-brass finials and glass with a soft sandstone hue.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
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Kaitlyn, who teaches third grade, is already spreading her love of Swift to her young charges.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Your clients want specialists who understand their world, not generalists who spread themselves thin.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Smith said hauling fossil fuels has long been a big source of their revenue, but is making up an increasingly smaller portion of their loads.Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
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In 1998, Moore founded a waste hauling company, Barry Moore Industries.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead, each hero’s initial design process starts with one member of the team being assigned to brainstorm what that character might look like in the game before discussions with the wider team.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Together the journalists—the only four of Palestinian descent at their newspaper—are assigned to interview an old man who is his family’s last living eyewitness of the 1948 Nakba, during which more than 750,000 Palestinians fled from their home or were expelled by the new state of Israel.Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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And given its volatility, any government purchases or sales could have an outsized impact on bitcoin's price.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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But when a brand starts to give an e-commerce player 30 to 35 percent of its margin, that e-commerce player cannot be profitable.Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Staple is embarking on his latest partnership to bring better authentication tools and user experiences to the fashion world.Layla Ilchi, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Disney brings us a new and original tale of these beloved characters telling two parallel stories and correcting the aspects that didn’t work in the 2019 remake.Michaela Zee, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Convey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convey. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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