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Previously, if a school district sold an excess property, the district would have to pay off any bonds on the property and the rest would have to be used for capital expenditures.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
When combined with sweat, dirt, and dead skin cells, excess sebum can clog pores, leading to blackheads, whiteheads, and breakouts.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2025
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My three favorite moves to set the tone involve no extra spending or errands: Go on low-power mode.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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Audi and Cadillac will both count as new engine suppliers, so they are allowed some extra development resources.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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What began as a one-man operation has grown into a thriving 14-person business.—
Sérène Nourrisson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, uprooting its own citizens in the hope that this territory could become a thriving example of coexistence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Altadena, for instance, home to some of the West Coast’s most historic and flourishing Black middle-class neighborhoods, was decimated by the area wildfires.—
Jerel Ezell,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Rather like Sansa Stark herself, the Game of Thrones alum who's had the most flourishing post-Westeros career might just be Sophie Turner.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2024
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But its 11 songs are only a part of the film’s lavish musical treatment, which required an 85-piece orchestra and 60-voice choir.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Adams, a former NYPD officer and Democrat who previously registered as a Republican, was accused by federal prosecutors of taking lavish flights and hotel stays from Turkish businessmen and officials for more than a decade.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Yes, but: Kaye was the group's bass guitarist who went on to have the most prolific career of any member, yet was somehow left out.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Yuki Aditya was part of the Tiger Competition’s jury, while prolific filmmaker Kamila Andini — behind Yuni, Before, Now & Then and Netflix tentpole series Cigarette Girl — brought her latest project, Four Seasons in Java, to IFFR’s Cinemart.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fukuda-san is perfectly bald, with a luxuriant mustache.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The development pre-built its luxuriant landscaping and outdoor plazas, then incorporated an indoor golf simulator, fitness center and café as tenant amenities.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Funding for a sovereign wealth fund, according to Reuters, may come from surplus reserves, trade surpluses, bank reserves, foreign currency operations, money from privatizations and government transfer payments.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Menlo Park Vice Mayor Betsy Nash clarified to residents that the council’s resolution is not an approval of a building project but rather an exploration of potential development, emphasizing that the council has not yet designated the parking lots as surplus land.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Proliferative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proliferative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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