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Recent Examples of newsgroup
The song was recorded off the German radio station NDR in the early ’80s and was just a question mark on a cassette case until 2007, when it was digitized and posted to various Usenet newsgroups and music forums along with requests for the internet’s help in identifying the track.
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Adam Bumas, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
But people in the IF newsgroups were on the brink of two important events that changed the outlook for the better within their community.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
In 1995, the writing IF newsgroup started talking about holding a competition for shorter games.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
With modern technology, the birding community is well connected today, often sharing sightings of rare birds via text, group email or newsgroups.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
For certain newsgroups, the job is not about reporting the news, no matter how uncomfortable.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
What came back was an FAQ from a newsgroup called rec.sport.pro-wrestling.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
And some of them will survive if they're very well maintained and the community has a definite long-view purpose, like a list serve or a newsgroup that is still going.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
The planned acquisition echoed the takeover of the newsgroup Network18 Media and Investments Ltd., by Reliance Industries, India’s largest conglomerate, in May 2014, the month that the BJP won national elections in a landslide.
—Tripti Lahiri, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
Adam Bumas, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
But people in the IF newsgroups were on the brink of two important events that changed the outlook for the better within their community.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
In 1995, the writing IF newsgroup started talking about holding a competition for shorter games.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
With modern technology, the birding community is well connected today, often sharing sightings of rare birds via text, group email or newsgroups.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
For certain newsgroups, the job is not about reporting the news, no matter how uncomfortable.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
What came back was an FAQ from a newsgroup called rec.sport.pro-wrestling.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
And some of them will survive if they're very well maintained and the community has a definite long-view purpose, like a list serve or a newsgroup that is still going.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
The planned acquisition echoed the takeover of the newsgroup Network18 Media and Investments Ltd., by Reliance Industries, India’s largest conglomerate, in May 2014, the month that the BJP won national elections in a landslide.
—Tripti Lahiri, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsgroup
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Something seems to be happening here that distinguishes anonymous chat rooms from other spaces in which social taboos can be lifted: the carnival, the festival, the rave.—
Katie Ebner-Landy,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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The situation has drawn comparisons to the Clubhouse app, which China blocked in 2021 after a brief period in which Chinese users freely discussed politically taboo topics in its chat rooms.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the same debates accompanying discussions of slavery reparations in greater society permeate the order as well: Some feel a moral urgency while others criticize the effort as unfairly burdening the entities of today or suggesting the order’s ongoing work with the poor should suffice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Late & Live will once again be the only place to watch the celebrity evictees first live interview alongside an array of unmissable exclusive features including access to the camera runs, special guest commentary and fiery debate.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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To facilitate collaboration and teamwork In-person work fosters easier and more spontaneous collaboration, reducing the friction of scheduling virtual meetings and allowing for informal brainstorming.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Cutler family came up with the name during a dinner-table brainstorming session at the start of 2021.—
Kim Severson,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The jury began deliberations Tuesday morning, following a three-week long trial in Los Angeles.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The jury panel, which was made up of seven women and five men, began deliberations on Tuesday morning.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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At previous synods, women were only allowed more marginal roles of observers or experts, literally seated in the last row of the audience hall while the bishops and cardinals took the front rows and voted.—
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Oct. 2023
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In the Polish Pope’s world view, anti-Communism and traditionalism were inextricably combined; for him, renewal had spread out of control, and the regional synods were part of the problem.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2023
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The congregation, which is keeping Wash Park in its name for now, works with nonprofits around town.—
Matthew Geiger,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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Lovie Smith and Ben Johnson were in the congregation at St. Emily’s Church for the private funeral mass the next day.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The result showed some diminished support for Ukraine, because previous assembly votes saw more than 140 nations condemn Russia’s aggression, demand an immediate withdrawal, and reversal of its annexation of four Ukrainian regions.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some car components cross the border multiple times before final assembly.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Newsgroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsgroup. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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