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Adjective
The American Western drama is the latest of Taylor Sheridan's ever-growing Yellowstone franchise surrounding the legacy of the Dutton family from west of the Mississippi. Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2023 The shooting came a day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S. Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
Noun
The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s. Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020 That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates. Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for latest
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Adjective
  • In their final game in purple and gold Johnson ended up scoring 24 second-half points on 8-of-9 shooting, and led all scorers with 28 points and Morrow had 15 points and seven rebounds.
    Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Harrison Burton also confronted Smith. Smith talked about the final laps with reporters.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These rapid reversals mark the third unsuccessful attempt to introduce VAT on digital services in the Dominican Republic, setting the country apart from the global trend.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Selena Gomez is promoting her new album with Benny Blanco, which means a new spring manicure trend is dropping every other minute.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • California has been ground zero for the H5N1 bird flu since last March.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The star slugged 38 home runs with an OPS near .900 in 2023, but the 100 games from last year really dropped his value.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Many will remember the sourdough bread-baking craze that emerged at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when people were stuck at home and looking for something creative to do.
    Michael Allen, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Air fryers hit the market around 2010, but rose to fame during the home cooking craze of the pandemic lockdown.
    Meg St-Esprit, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Man threatened, attacked latter carrier over several months The Justice Department became aware of Franklin's actions toward the carrier after the United States Postal Inspection Service received a complaint about Franklin possibly committing threats and obstruction against the employee.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There admittedly aren’t many of this latter group; but likely enough to sink any party-line legislation Speaker Johnson has in mind.
    Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Abstract Expressionism, a painterly movement that trumpeted drippy strokes and flat canvases, was still in vogue when Whitten enrolled at Cooper Union in 1960.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Pixel 9a has the same flat aluminum frame that has been in vogue on smartphones for the past few years.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Together Employee engagement reflects employees’ involvement and enthusiasm in their work and workplace, and language plays a major role in shaping that experience.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With such unprecedented headwinds, the party actually did OK after Biden left the race: Kamala Harris boosted party members' enthusiasm and avoided a wipeout.
    Alex Thompson, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In Perrin's wake was an instantly iconic reality TV moment that epitomized the kind of red-hot rage networks exploited across early-aughts reality shows.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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