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as in intrusion
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as in swelling
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Noun
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The Fourth Amendment is one of the most basic rights people in the United States enjoy, providing a bulwark against government intrusion.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025 -
People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems or child-rearing differences.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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She’s been tested for Celiac disease, in which the gluten found in wheat, barley, rye, and other foods can trigger an intestine-damaging immune response, and Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune disease that causes swelling and severe inflammation in the digestive tract.—
Julia Sullivan,
SELF,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lymphatic massage was a must, especially in the beginning when my swelling was at its worst.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement in 2023.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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Clearly communicating what data is being collected and how it’s being used, as well as allowing consumers to opt out of data collection, is critical for avoiding privacy infringements.—
Thomas Zawacki,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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These cells cause vascular dilatation, resulting in crimson skin tone that is associated with niacin usage.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
11 Oct. 2022
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That dilatation then triggers a primitive gut pain signal that’s perceived around the bellybutton.—
Tony Dajer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Feb. 2020
Noun
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Weidner is trying to get several South Florida cities, including Davie and Boca Raton, to join in, calling homes subject to foreclosure because of aggressive enforcement of code violations a potential goldmine of untapped revenue.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The first shot was off from Solo Ball, who finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-for-17 shooting, and the second didn’t leave Jayden Ross’ hand in time, a shot clock violation with five seconds left that allowed the Musketeers to seal the game at the free throw line.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, along with the sound of an explosion, as a meteorite lands in Charlottetown.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film begins with nightmarish images of elephants striking down Merrick’s mother, followed by Merrick’s birth, which is represented, like so many important moments in Lynch’s work, abstractly: a puff of white smoke.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, most of the bad blood, like the tension between Reyes and fellow Big Brother player Britney Haynes, stems from betrayals within another competition show rather than real-life transgressions.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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And the whole sense of transgression in the second episode, of instability and triggered boundaries: love it.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Examples include moving the master bedroom to the first floor, replacing knobs with handles, and installing tall toilets.—
Steve Parrish,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Interior 1/6 The absence of anything remotely resembling a physical knob or dial inside either vehicle is a pretty good sign that automakers continue to ignore the pleas of customers to stop porting every last bit of functionality through its digital interfaces.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Obtrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtrusion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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