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During Thanksgiving, presidents usually grant pardons to turkeys — for laughs, of course.—
Ron Faucheux,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025 -
In the most damaged and contaminated areas, officials will usually send in debris-removal teams to clear away the most dangerous waste and ash.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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When a particular fact turns out to be sticky, persistence and attention, rather than any kind of special knowledge, are generally what’s needed.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Guests who were displaced by fire, the clerk said, are generally paying 25% under usual rates, with resort fees and pet fees waived.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Below is an Iverson concept that NBA teams run regularly, especially early in quarters to get their best players looks.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Malen was Villa’s ninth signing since the end of last season — a significant influx that ordinarily would lead to a regeneration of the squad.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Delegating to employees means to give them work that would ordinarily be on your plate—meaningful work that is in your portfolio.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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CLTs typically lease land from the government and develop affordable housing that is tenant-owned.—
Pat Maio,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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The documents reveal that about two minutes before the crash, Hunter put his car into what Tesla calls Full Self-Driving (Supervised) mode — its most advanced driver-assistance system, for which drivers typically pay extra.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Working for an organization that has set the standard for consistency with 15 seasons at .500 or better in the last 17, Jefferson routinely heard DeCosta preach the importance of never getting too high or too low.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The city preservation board’s report said many of the low-sloped roof, one-story homes from the 1950s like Weaver owns are what Winter Park routinely sees for tear-downs and rebuilds — especially in lakefront locations.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Living standards fall continuously, millennials are screwed (never mind the following generations).—
Marlene Engelhorn,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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How To Wash Feather Pillows The feathers in a feather pillow most often come from the back feathers or wings of ducks or geese, whereas down is a type of cluster devoid of the quill.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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The size of damages are often far lower than in the U.S.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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