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Adverb
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The city first bought the land back in 2019 and annexed it into the city in 2021.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025 -
Usually, when an organization has both a general manager and a coaching opening, the general manager is hired first.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The debate over the UFC's pound-for-pound number one took a turn at the weekend as White conceded that undisputed lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is now the UFC's pound-for-pound number-one fighter.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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From Campaign Promise to Reality Ulbricht, now 40, was convicted in 2015 of multiple charges including distributing narcotics, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to commit computer hacking, and money laundering.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Delivering on pathways also requires starting earlier.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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A week earlier, in the victory against Oregon, Smith finished with seven catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns and was named Rose Bowl MVP.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Some tried Fire Road, an alternate evacuation route during emergencies, but before long that passage was surrounded by flames, residents said.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC News,
11 Jan. 2025
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But when hundreds of millions of users are updating, even a very small percentage impacted is a large number of people—and those people can be vocal and can take to forums and social media to make their point, and that gets picked up and amplified, and before long there’s a perception issue.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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