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The front is adorned with the Canada Goose logo along with a sleek mock-neck cut, and the otherwise simple design can be paired with anything from jeans to nicer trousers while still giving off an effortlessly cool look.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
First, these different mineral mixes give off a variety of magnetic and electrical fields — which geologists can measure.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The restaurant, open since 2008, gives off a retro charm, with weathered metal signs outside, plus a ton of homey touches inside: wood tables and chairs, plants hanging everywhere, and even cute little table markers with KC icons and internet memes.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The liquid’s molecules give off unique signatures while passing through the M. smegmatis nanopores, similar to barcode scanning.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
First, these different mineral mixes give off a variety of magnetic and electrical fields — which geologists can measure.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The restaurant, open since 2008, gives off a retro charm, with weathered metal signs outside, plus a ton of homey touches inside: wood tables and chairs, plants hanging everywhere, and even cute little table markers with KC icons and internet memes.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The liquid’s molecules give off unique signatures while passing through the M. smegmatis nanopores, similar to barcode scanning.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give off
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Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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The enigmatic signals, known as FRBs, release as much energy in less than the blink of an eye as the sun emits in one day.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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All of these factors have contributed to the growing unrest among some Leicester fans, who vented their frustrations towards the club’s hierarchy during the 2-0 home defeat against Fulham on Saturday.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some Democratic senators are venting frustration about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) giving a green light to politically vulnerable colleagues to vote to advance the bill without getting an ironclad guarantee that Democrats would have more opportunity to amend the legislation.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Over thousands of years, water dripped below the surface creating an underground water deposit called the Ogallala Aquifer.—
David Newcomb,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Money flowed away from tanks and submarines and went instead to hospitals and pensions.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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When temperatures started heating up, ice caps began melting, causing water from the Appalachian Mountains to flow into the Apalachicola River and eventually all the way down to the coast.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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The announcement of the tour comes less than three months after J-Hope was discharged from the South Korean military following the completion of his mandatory service.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once a load is discharged, the aircraft can be refilled in less than 12 minutes.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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With money now trickling in, the next step was attaching a director.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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