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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin (down)
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On Tuesday evening, the Jonesboro City Council selected Nabholz Construction to demolish the vacant Citizens Bank building at 100 W. Washington Ave.—
Amir Mahmoud,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025 -
When staking up citrus trees, select soft, flexible materials that won’t stretch or break, such as nylon twine and rubber tubing.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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Rather than revolutionizing its industry through bold, innovative, and risky endeavors, Toyota chose incremental but relentless improvement.—
H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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But — and this is a notable but — four of those five lost in the era beween 1945 and 2009, when there were only five best picture nominees and the category’s winner was chosen by a popular vote, as opposed to the preferential, or ranked, ballot that was employed prior to and since that period.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Retailers are adopting these platforms to simulate disruptive scenarios such as weather or labor shortages, allowing for quick network adjustments and long-term strategic planning.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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So Far The following year, Jigsaw officially opened its doors, slowly taking in students and bringing in new horses, some who had been abandoned and adopted by Levinson.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The city’s current law only specifies dog, cat or rabbit.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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But a source with knowledge of discussions to declassify documents related to King’s assassination tells CNN the family would prefer the government wait to release them.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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City missed the presence of Kevin De Bruyne in these sequences, with their midfielders preferring safe passes while Chelsea baited the ambitious switch, leaving Nunes to call for passes to no avail.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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During the crash investigation, police determined that the driver of the Chevrolet had consumed alcoholic beverages and conducted an operating while intoxicated investigation.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 1-year LPR determines rates on corporate and most household loans, while the 5-year LPR acts as a reference for mortgage loans.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Here's how to establish authority on LinkedIn in record time.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors further established that Darden conspired with Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe, to dupe Howard into sending $7 million for what Howard thought was a step toward buying the Dream.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the aftermath of the crypto ball that was organized by David Sacks, and the label of the first crypto President being assigned to Trump the expectations for proactive and forward looking action are quite high.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Early in their 121-94 win, the Celtics wanted to hurt the Magic for assigning slender rookie Tristan da Silva to Porziņģis.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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