1
as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
a business venture that was done in by poor planning
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2
as in kills
to deprive of life
the early frost did in all of our tender plants
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3
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately
somebody did the old man in late last night
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4
as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day of hard work really did me in
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as in squeezes
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns
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By clinging to Newtonian certainty, economics often destroys the opportunity to do something magically creative.—
Eric Markowitz,
Big Think,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Other points-counterpoints focus on whether pasteurization also destroys vitamins in milk.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be brought back to court after the prosecution exhausts its appeals.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
26 Nov. 2024
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This is essential as Ukraine exhausts its Soviet-era stocks and transitions to more advanced NATO weapons.—
Dan Altman,
Foreign Affairs,
12 July 2022
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In a town that does things by the book, Urban is intent on trying new things, tinkering around with formula.—
Stephen Deusner,
SPIN,
23 Dec. 2024
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Society establishes a tax that if AI does the right thing, it is taxed lightly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fred Battisti develops and executes a companywide leasing strategy as First National Realty Partners' Chief Revenue Officer.—
Fred Battisti,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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Does anyone really care whether Tesla beats and raises?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
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Nothing beats the idea of inclusion.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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