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as in to record
to make a written note of
set down the names of those in attendance
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as in to consider
to think of in a particular way
early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck
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Matching interests is closely related to pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience, and is one of the three essential elements of persuasion set down by Aristotle over two millennia ago.
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Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
For many immigrant communities, food businesses are a way to set down roots and stability in a new country.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
Darvish, the 38-year-old childhood idol of Ohtani, gave up an early home run to Kiké Hernández, then set down 14 in a row.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
For many immigrant communities, food businesses are a way to set down roots and stability in a new country.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
Darvish, the 38-year-old childhood idol of Ohtani, gave up an early home run to Kiké Hernández, then set down 14 in a row.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Addressing why the case was closed, the report noted that the U.S. Constitution forbids the prosecution of a sitting president.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
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After Trump won the 2024 election last November, judges dismissed the charges in both cases at Smith's request, under longstanding Justice Department policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Top 10 Center Fielders In 2024, only eight pitchers recorded 30 saves — the fewest in a 162-game season since 1988.Newsweek, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Cameras at gas stations record armed robberies regularly.F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Given the long-term uncertainty regarding Embiid’s health, the Sixers should not consider trading one of their distant first-round picks (2029 or 2031) at this year’s deadline.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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For young patients, doctors often consider more common issues like vision problems or posture, missing underlying conditions like Chiari malformation.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Casually dressed in Uniqlo and a pair of Vans, Jennings approaches that day’s 15 potential contestants, seated in the studio audience, to offer a warm greeting.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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In between her many, many self-effacing barbs, Glaser slid in some stingers about the guests seated before her.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The game was well in hand by the fourth quarter, allowing head coach Tom Thibodeau to empty his bench with three minutes remaining — a rare luxury for a team whose starters have logged heavy minutes in recent games.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The last time Los Angeles logged more than one-tenth of an inch of rain was in early May.Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The World Travel Awards are often regarded as the Oscars of the travel industry, and earning this title repeatedly demonstrates Guide to Iceland’s consistency in delivering top-tier services.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Police are asking anyone with information regarding these two attacks to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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And so parents, many of whom cherish their children and want to show them love and affection, are forced to put them in nursing homes, sometimes hundreds of miles distant.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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This process essentially discharges the battery without allowing the electrons to be put to use.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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This simple act of writing down your thoughts, which is often easier for the emotionally reticent, is an easy way to do it.Jim VandeHei, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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My hand hurt from writing down every death, every instrument of killing: a knife, a .45 Colt, a rope, a heave into the sea.Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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