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With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates.
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Left field is probably sewn up by a certain Oakland native, but which former MVP should start in right?
Fill out your all-time A’s lineup card by voting below for your choice to start at each of the nine positions.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
After 48 minutes, the sixth seed had the early lead sewn up, taking her first set point when Vekić failed to retrieve a forehand.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Left field is probably sewn up by a certain Oakland native, but which former MVP should start in right?
Fill out your all-time A’s lineup card by voting below for your choice to start at each of the nine positions.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
After 48 minutes, the sixth seed had the early lead sewn up, taking her first set point when Vekić failed to retrieve a forehand.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
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If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Koalas spend most of their time sleeping and eating — consuming a diet mostly of eucalyptus leaves.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Google is facing antitrust cases, alleging the company to monopolize the marketplace and the general search services.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In August, a federal judge ruled that Google had monopolized the online search engine market, concluding the Department of Justice’s anti-trust case against the tech giant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
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But foreign experts say the test failed to show North Korea has mastered some of the last remaining technological hurdles to possess functioning ICBMs that can strike the mainland United States.HYUNG-JIN KIM AND KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The property, originally built in 1917, possessed no shortage of historical intrigue.Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Spartans also have a strong freshman in Lauren Wolfe. … Pacifica Christian will host a four-game showcase on Nov. 26 headlined by Fairmont Prep against Sierra Canyon at 7 p.m. … The Troy Classic will run Dec. 2-7 and include Mater Dei, Fairmont Prep and Ontario Christian among others.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Field pumpkins have a watery, stringy and sometimes bitter taste.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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