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Adverb
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Her travel is often paid for by the host organizations, but the city usually pays for her security detail and any other staffers who attend.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The annual State of the Judiciary address given yesterday by the chief judge of New York’s highest court, Rowan Wilson, is usually a mundane event, watched by few and noted by even fewer.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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These navigators locate long-term treatment programs, follow up on prescriptions, connect patients with the correct doctors for their other health problems, remind patients about appointments and generally try to keep them engaged in their own care.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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With PPOs — preferred provider organizations — people are generally allowed to see medical providers outside their networks, although those visits will cost more.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Sweden’s women’s team regularly goes deep in world championships and Olympic Games but hasn’t won the gold medal at either tournament.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Remove Dust Succulents can’t photosynthesize if they’re covered in dust, and they should be cleaned regularly to avoid a buildup of grime.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While ordinarily that judge’s ruling would only be temporary — a full panel of appellate judges is supposed to evaluate Mr. Trump’s claims in the coming weeks — the case against the president-elect is running out of time.—
Ben Protess,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Parents ordinarily act in the best interests of their children.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The question on sexuality is sensitive and about 7% of people typically decline to answer it.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Water heating is typically the second biggest user of energy in your home.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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His remarks echo similar comments routinely shared by Trump and other Republicans.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Even if defeat is routinely inevitable for Washington — 1971 is a long time to taste defeat after defeat.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Kansas, meanwhile, still seems like a team continuously searching for consistency.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Note that canned green beans are often high in sodium, which can increase blood pressure.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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What’s calming for one person might be a nightmare for others, which is why dark romance as it’s currently understood has often been a genre found easiest through authors who self publish.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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