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as in to pursue
to go after or on the track of
let's follow the boys to their hiding place
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as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
follow me, and you'll do OK
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
followed the path into the garden
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as in to note
to take notice of and be guided by
don't follow his advice
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as in to observe
to keep one's eyes on
stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight
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Attention has already turned to the vast cleanup and restoration effort that will follow, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom promising a Marshall Plan-style rebuilding effort that could cost tens of billions of dollars.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Keke Palmer's son may be following in her entertainment footsteps.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
It's followed by Jūrmala, Latvia, Košice, Slovakia, and Freiburg in Germany, rounding out the top five.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Keke Palmer's son may be following in her entertainment footsteps.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
It's followed by Jūrmala, Latvia, Košice, Slovakia, and Freiburg in Germany, rounding out the top five.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Buster Posey — who helped the Giants beat Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series — succeeded Zaidi.Newsweek, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the short term, if Trump withdraws from alliances and multilateral institutions, his purely transactional foreign policy may succeed in extracting greater concessions from countries that depend on U.S. security guarantees or cannot afford to lose access to American markets.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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In addition to its arguments about the configuration of Ocean Drive, the Clevelander is also pursuing claims that the city has illegally sought to block its application to turn the hotel into a workforce housing tower under Florida’s Live Local Act.Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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If a case can’t be made on a death, KCK police often pursue a distribution charge.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Guests can traverse bumpy tracks by Jeep to picnic on the never-ending sandy stretch of beaches.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Traitors were not so subtly traversing the castle to find each other.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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That latter trend has made Japan much more affordable for those coming from across the globe, with the currency hitting a 37-year low just last week, Bloomberg noted.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, Wendy's noted that the rapid democratization of AI technologies is making change management easier, as employees are already familiar with using AI in their personal lives, setting the expectation for it in the workplace as well.Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The annual rates for new home construction remains well below those observed in the early 2000s and years prior.Carlos Waters, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning a visit to California to observe the damage from the wildfires, which have burned down thousands of homes.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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Those have been undermined by Trump ally Elon Musk, who has sent a torrent of incendiary tweets in recent days attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer and demanding he be replaced and imprisoned.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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But senior executives from LVMH, Kering, Chanel and Compagnie Financière Richemont agreed that machines should never replace people.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Berger was walking two of his dogs near the lake when one of them chased a bird onto the ice, and subsequently fell into the water.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Follow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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