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also sick
as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"
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Recent Examples of sic
When was the last time a president other than Trump tried to illegitimately retain power, sic a mob on the Capitol and try to otherwise subvert democracy?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
He was censured twice for, among other things, threatening to sic county inspectors on a gas station owner and throwing a fit at Legoland, which led to his later conviction for disorderly conduct.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Loosing [sic] a sibling feels like a connection between us was destroyed.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis – Indiana’s state bird shares the same title in at least sic other states.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
He was censured twice for, among other things, threatening to sic county inspectors on a gas station owner and throwing a fit at Legoland, which led to his later conviction for disorderly conduct.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Loosing [sic] a sibling feels like a connection between us was destroyed.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis – Indiana’s state bird shares the same title in at least sic other states.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
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Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by Israeli forces last month over allegations, denied by Palestinian officials, that militants were sheltering there.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That’s where Laddie Coburn struck an odd juxtaposition to the traffic jam on West Agate Avenue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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In 2014, tragedy struck when her second husband suddenly died after blood clots from an Achilles tendon rupture traveled to his heart and lungs.Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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According to reports, Buckshot was assaulted last Thursday (Oct. 31), in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brad Simpson is charged in the death of Suzanne Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four who was last seen outside her San Antonio home on Oct. 7 by her neighbor, officials have said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Gonzalez-Nunez was charged last year, after police found three firearms in his Hayward residence during a June 2023 raid.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Holland was in New York City to promote his new non-alcoholic beer Bero, and was mobbed along with Zendaya while leaving the brand's official launch party at the Nine Orchard hotel.EW.com, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Over the last month, Po put up around 50 paper signs around West Village advertising the contest—and now more than 100 faux Chalamets and their entourages are mobbing Washington Square Park.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jurado has assailed Councilmember Kevin de León over his participation in a conversation that featured Latino political leaders making crude and racist remarks.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trump has repeatedly assailed the network on the campaign trail over the episode and has threatened to revoke CBS’s broadcasting license if elected.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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