as in invasion
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as in undressing
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in depriving
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Noun
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If the figure is confirmed, the aerial attacks would represent one of the largest on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, and a clear attempt to show strength on the part of Kyiv.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025 -
The announcements came as senior officials from Ukraine and the U.S. began talks in Saudi Arabia on ending Moscow's three-year war against Kyiv, just hours after Russia downed over 300 Ukrainian drones—Ukraine's largest attack since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The easily readable summations that AI creates mean users have fewer incentives to click through to publisher sites, depriving sites of traffic and, ultimately, ad income.—
Geoffroy Martin,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Yoon survived a first impeachment vote last weekend, when his party largely boycotted the vote, depriving parliament of a quorum.—
Joyce Lee,
USA TODAY,
14 Dec. 2024
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Noninterest expense rose by 5.4% to $87.3 million, driven by increases in compensation and benefits, data processing, and occupancy expenses.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Mar. 2025
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As its name makes clear, the Roof Space 4 doubles the occupancy of the original Roof Space 2 to sleep a total of four people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This will likely require a temporary occupation of Gaza by the IDF or another security force to provide stability and prevent a resurgence of Hamas.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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What the state will get is a pristine tract that has no hint of human occupation.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Amid a wave of legal action over the past several years from the fast-evolving technology, the New York Times sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The company has been sued for copyright infringement by the Center for Investigative Reporting, the country’s oldest nonprofit newsroom, as well as by The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Stripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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