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James' Lakers defeated the Knicks shortly before the trade broke, but James has not spoken to reporters about the move yet (Davis was inactive), but James did see the report on X, and broke his silence matter of factly.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025 -
Tracking by the state health department shows that another 79 people have been diagnosed with latent tuberculosis, which means the bacteria that causes the disease is inactive and the illness cannot spread.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Veteran Kings defenseman Drew Doughty played about 24 minutes in his season debut after missing the first 47 games with a broken ankle suffered during the preseason.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Further tour cancellations followed a back injury in 2013 and a broken hip and subsequent infection in 2014.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps most notably, both sides deploy decoy vehicles—either inoperative derelicts or inflatable fakes—to draw enemy fire away from real vehicles.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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In wartime, however, the calculus changes, because most of the costs are inoperative.—
William C. Wohlforth,
Foreign Affairs,
22 June 2021
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.—
Zaz Hollander,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 Feb. 2023
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In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
30 Jan. 2023
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The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
23 Dec. 2024
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The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Nov. 2024
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Existing downloads are not likely to be removed — at least initially — on U.S. devices, which could lead to the app becoming buggy and eventually nonfunctional, cyber experts told The Hill.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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When heading out to look for lamps, take a lightbulb along to test them in-store, but also consider rewiring nonfunctional pieces.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2025
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If that happens, the app will become instantly useless.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Without updates, the TikTok app will eventually be rendered useless for creators.—
Veronica Ramirez,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Decommissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decommissioned. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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