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And despite initial reports to the contrary, there was no massive contract given to former Philadelphia defensive tackle Milton Williams, thought to be the No. 1 overall free-agency target by many.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Ted Lasso officially secured a Season 4 renewal at Apple TV+ earlier this month, after initial reports emerged last August that the Emmy-winning comedy was eyeing a return following Season 3’s conclusion in May 2023.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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People were coming up and saying, ‘Is this really your first song?’.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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But, this article also served as our first case study into how the snowpack, terrain, weather, and, most importantly, human factors caused this accident.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Prior to Michele’s appointment to the Italian luxury fashion house, the designer spent his formative years as part of the Gucci fashion house.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Mar. 2025
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For all Pat Riley has done in his three decades of franchise stewardship and for all Micky Arison, and now Nick Arison, have done in maintaining the Riley vision, this remains a franchise that largely has cast aside its formative years.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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In life, Nichols had been diminished to an abstraction, a target for the inchoate rage of men who were, at least nominally, part of his own community.—
Jelani Cobb,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2023
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Williams and his admirers were certainly right to point out the inchoate and woolly nature of much of the 'survival of the species' talk which was in the air in the mid-20th century.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2011
Adjective
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Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter reveals that WWE's original plans involved a feud between McIntyre and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes after WrestleMania.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Purple One also created the original song score for director Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Few Democrats talk about impeachment or sustain their alarm over incipient fascism, even with Elon Musk possibly gesticulating like a Nazi.—
Ross Barkan,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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The possible contenders While few Democratic senators outside of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) are drawing much 2028 speculation, a handful of figures from outside of the upper chamber, and some from outside of politics completely, are drawing nascent interest.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Just as ecosystems survive unpredictable conditions through adaptation, organizations must embrace change at a fundamental level.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Inchoative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoative. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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