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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Axios Denver, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Friday’s decision caps off a troubled election cycle in the country, with the same court last week ordering a recount of the first-round votes.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chaotic adventures recounted in the story serve to dismantle that notion with biting humor.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Two recounts in state legislative elections confirmed that Democrats lost their supermajority in the state House.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Friday’s decision caps off a troubled election cycle in the country, with the same court last week ordering a recount of the first-round votes.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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But a new debut novel by a celebrated Palestinian American playwright responds in a startling way to the burden that Hammad described—by shrugging it off.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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While raging wildfires in California, devastating hurricanes affecting unanticipated regions, and record heat waves appropriately capture the headlines and describe the heartbreaking human stories, the longer-lasting effects on individual’s physical and mental health often go unnoticed.Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Higher yields ratchet up the amount of money needed to be spent on servicing debt, especially in the case of governments that run persistent deficits, analysts said.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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The county’s budget crunch is joined by uncertainty about whether or how incoming President Donald Trump’s administration will change the amount of federal funding schools get, including Title 1 dollars, Kluttz said.Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Gaza war talks on cusp of cease-fire, hostage deal A round of Gaza cease-fire talks will be held in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday morning to finalise remaining details related to the deal, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Monday.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ice completed a total of 39 shows along with Cash Cobain.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Their first two plays of their wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills gained a total of 2 yards.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The cosmopolitan Dawson often traveled around Africa to work on cases, but where is his home base? 4 of 5 From 2007 to 2016, Tana French wrote six police-procedural novels narrated by different detectives working in a European city.J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Diop departs from the strict orthodoxy of documentary film by imbuing the artifacts with human voice, narrated by five different actors.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Defended well in limited role, though, on the whole.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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That's derived from a Chinese phrase that refers to either the ability to use the whole of the animal or fattening up the target for the kill.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Few journalists have chronicled the heartbeat of a city with such consistency and depth.Trif Alatzas, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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The new Max medical drama chronicles a 15-hour shift at a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Each layer takes a weighted sum of the preceding layers and sends it forward.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
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Several manufacturers spend vast sums of money on their presence at the show.Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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