as in to turn over
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Compounding the anxiety was a directive from the Office of Personnel Management instructing agency heads to turn over by Jan. 24 names of those who were still in their probationary period, typically within one or two years of their hiring.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
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The judge prodded prosecutors to turn over fingerprint, cellphone, photo, video and other evidence from the FBI and Spanish National Police to Knezevich’s defense team.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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On what used to be my side of Sunset, many of the houses were devoured by ravenous flames.—
James R. Riffel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Several customers sat up to the bar — the centerpiece of the dining room — devouring plates of what appeared to be breakfast food.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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At that gate, Owens walked onto the jet bridge without scanning his boarding pass, prompting airline personnel to remove him from the jet bridge, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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The startup lets users create a list of contacts by scanning someone's badge or business card.—
Kerry Flynn,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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What should be simple browsing tools—exploring by genre, for instance—are buried under the search tab, and there's no way to sort titles alphabetically, only by relevance, popularity, release date, or price orders.—
Matt Kamen,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Gobble (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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