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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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The footage shows the determined dog, a female golden doodle, sitting resolutely in a corner of the couch while the man shares the same seat, both unwilling to concede the spot.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bend your left knee, hinge forward at the hips, and sit your butt back to lower into a lateral lunge.Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 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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Powers recorded the album with co-producer and mixer-engineer Rodaidh McDonald.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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But consider this: Countries have had criminal laws against murder and robbery for thousands of years, yet these crimes are still committed.Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Johnson is considered one of the top candidates on the market.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 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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Though Jenner skipped the red carpet, she was seated beside her beau of two years inside the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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He’s logged more than 20 minutes the last two games and 14-plus minutes over the last four.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 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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However, parents provided detailed posts on social media which stated that the district will be split at the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway, which is the Keller Fort Worth border, which puts 27 of the 42 schools in Fort Worth.Cody Copeland and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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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