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as in extrinsic
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence
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as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the external chambers of the ancient tomb gave little indication of the magnificence of the innermost chamber
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Recent Examples of external
In light of this, Newsweek has reached out to political analysts to assess whether Trump, Biden, or other external factors were behind the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Humans remain in the loop for all actions that require a decision and Fifth Third hasn’t yet adopted generative AI for use with its external customers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Perspective allows for a deeper understanding of internal and external challenges a business is facing, and objectivity helps remove potential bias or blind spots.
—Joseph Longo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
In her new role, Shulman will oversee all internal and external communications strategies, manage media relations, client publicity, strategic planning and social media for the agency, further elevating Paradigm’s brand across the entertainment industry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Humans remain in the loop for all actions that require a decision and Fifth Third hasn’t yet adopted generative AI for use with its external customers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Perspective allows for a deeper understanding of internal and external challenges a business is facing, and objectivity helps remove potential bias or blind spots.
—Joseph Longo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
In her new role, Shulman will oversee all internal and external communications strategies, manage media relations, client publicity, strategic planning and social media for the agency, further elevating Paradigm’s brand across the entertainment industry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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This is basically relying on negative extrinsic motivation to perform task completion.Eric Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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When using the extrinsic approaches, the method calculates the ratio of a company’s public market value or sale value relative to the value of a core operating metric, such as revenue or EBITDA.Storm Duncan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hot water strips the skin of its naturally hydrating oils and may also disrupt the skin barrier, a mix of cells and fats that form a protective outer layer on the skin.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Knowing how to layer and get dressed for freezing temperatures is handy, too, but the right outer layer can enhance your style all season long while keeping you cozy.Andrea Bossi, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Smartmatic's lawyers argued that the indictment is irrelevant to their lawsuit.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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While many of these Indigenous AI projects are in their early stages, Running Wolf hopes programs like his will be irrelevant in a decade or two.Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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The coat has exterior pockets to store small items, and a back vent can be opened to increase airflow or range of motion.Nicol Natale, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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An attraction so strong, in fact, that the easiest action anyone can take toward protecting moths is turning exterior house lights off at night and using shades to diminish lighting from inside.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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But only Hindu Americans like Gabbard are being singled out as suspect of having dual loyalty to a foreign government.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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In addition to mounting H-1B denials and a Request for Evidence rate that reached 60%, employers faced many policies during the Trump administration that restricted the ability of employers to hire and retain high-skilled foreign nationals.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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For all its credits, the Swift Go 14 still makes Acer’s regular sin of sticking a few too many little pieces of extraneous software onto the machine.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Vitrines holding wildly different white or black objects make no sense, because whatever might be the specific visual point of the art objects is extraneous.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
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Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
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Starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, the film charts Epstein’s life as a gay, Jewish maverick who was instrumental in the Beatles’ rise before his death, of an accidental drug overdose, in 1967.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
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While closely studying the pieces under a microscope, the team concluded that the burning likely occurred quickly after their deaths and was accidental.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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“External.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/external. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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