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The collapse of the Oxbow Bridge, which linked Cibola in La Paz County to California, poses a serious threat to public health and safety and has cut off a critical access route between the two states, the La Paz County Board of Supervisors said.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
Every day across America, transportation officials face the same critical challenges: reducing 40,000 annual traffic fatalities, managing increasingly congested roadways and improving air quality in urban centers.—
David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But filtration and sterilization is probably not perfect, risking infection of native aquatic species with virulent pathogens.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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In all, both Escobar and Ortega have expressed regret, have promised to prove their growth through their actions, and have also asked virulent fans to stop harassing them and their families.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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The fundraiser follows McIvor’s announcement earlier this month that he’d been diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of malignant brain tumor experienced by adults.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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The test measures the level of PSA, a protein produced by normal as well as malignant prostate gland cells, in the blood.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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The nonprofit’s promotional ads were on social media including Facebook, where it was met with some explicitly hateful comments aimed at the LGBTQ community, Carolina Theatre spokesman Jared Misner said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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They were targeted, hateful attempts to intimidate and silence members of our community.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Accessing the code prompts recipients to provide personal and financial information, or can lead to downloading malicious software.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Maybe the Iranians could propose that name change in spiteful retaliation.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
12 May 2025
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Already, talks for a prequel, exploring the origins of the malevolent force at the film’s center, are underway.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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The malevolent mother’s whisper campaign did the trick.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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The first risk is asking friends and family to believe in you and cut a check, which can be a humbling and sometimes unkind process.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Silver, which has always been seen as an alternative to gold even to the point of acquiring an unkind nickname of the poor man’s gold, might enable members of the BRIC group to push on with their plan to break free of the dollar.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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“Denunciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denunciative. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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