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However, La Jolla’s unique topography — bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and canyons to the east — doesn’t leave a lot ways in or out, and several involve taking the often-congested Torrey Pines Road.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025 -
That district mostly lies east of Calumet Road and is bounded to the north by Indian Boundary Road and the Indiana Toll Road to the south.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Favorable product margin rates and lower supply chain costs were also margin drivers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
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E-commerce is maybe tapped into as a bonus benefit in case someone lands on their site or is done through a partner with very little oversight or control, let alone margin.—
Brandon Amoroso,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2022
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While about 20% of the workers are in Washington D.C., and the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia, more than 80% live outside the Capitol region.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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While roughly 225,000 initially went to neighboring Costa Rica, and many still do, hundreds of thousands have also sought to come to the United States.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Also nominated in the lead actress category, Demi Moore walked the carpet in a strapless dark blue gown with a beaded neckline and fringe on the bottom.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Julie de Libran's Spring/Summer 2025 Haute Couture show was rooted in medieval fantasy... ... and featured lots of textures like fringing.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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