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as in query
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Anyone interested in being nominated now has a small window to garner such support — and is probably already putting feelers out to delegates.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Among all of the feelers, only Skydance and Apollo Global Management had discussed a full takeover of Paramount.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty is putting out feelers for a $2 billion sale, Bloomberg reports.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
The most prudent thing Phoenix's front office can do is put a feeler out to see what a potential return would look like for the sharp shooter - without the intent to actually move him.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Among all of the feelers, only Skydance and Apollo Global Management had discussed a full takeover of Paramount.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty is putting out feelers for a $2 billion sale, Bloomberg reports.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
The most prudent thing Phoenix's front office can do is put a feeler out to see what a potential return would look like for the sharp shooter - without the intent to actually move him.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
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In open session at 5 p.m., the council will give final approval to a change in council procedures to allow for a motion and second before further consideration of an agenda item.Laura Groch Feb. 5, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
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The ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in the Southern District of New York, denied a motion brought by individuals and mental health organizations in December.Celina Tebor, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023
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Very broad LLMs that try to answer all possible end-user queries, utilizing massive datasets can be impossible to tame in all 4 key dimensions.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet the former president is hardly the only person refusing to directly answer such a query.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Zoom in: The union has proposed a $5-per-hour increase annually over three years at the Bayfront property, where housekeepers earn $24 per hour on average, per the U-T. The latest counteroffer from Hilton is a $1.25 raise each year over the life of the new contract, ABC10 reported.Kate Murphy, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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By stating this, the hiring manager doesn't have to worry about competing with a counteroffer.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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At a Senate hearing in January, Zuckerberg apologized to families who said their children had been harmed by social media.Allison Morrow, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Today’s hearing was structured around the Manhattan DA office’s request to meld together the remains of the old case with the new charge — something the defense objects to.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Rema and Tems are both (deservingly) nominated in Best Global Music Album, despite making overtures toward pop, R&B, and hip-hop — raising questions as to why Tyla couldn’t have been slotted there too.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Any credible overture must be taken seriously, whether from an activist investor seeking changes in strategy or from a potential acquirer seeking full control.Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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If the question is asked in a friendly way, most people will answer in the same vein.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Rema and Tems are both (deservingly) nominated in Best Global Music Album, despite making overtures toward pop, R&B, and hip-hop — raising questions as to why Tyla couldn’t have been slotted there too.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Tricia had just moved to the area from Florida and didn’t have any suggestions as to where to go.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Does Miss Manners have a suggestion for a polite way of indicating that, since they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the first gift, subsequent gifts should not be solicited?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Both candidates were sent questionnaires and in their own words, detailed their plans on various issues, from artificial intelligence to the state’s minimum wage and from the state budget to bond measures.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 23 Oct. 2024
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In a copy of the questionnaire shared with CNN, the top of the form is written in Russian whilst the various size options are written in Korean.Isaac Yee, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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