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a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
Pinal had been hospitalized earlier this month for a urinary tract infection.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Physically, their smaller, growing vocal tracts lead to greater acoustic variability.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The areas cover census tracts mainly on Skokie’s south half, south of Dempster Street.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
Three months later, in July, Feeney's mother Cathy, 72, who had chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD) developed a urinary tract infection.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Physically, their smaller, growing vocal tracts lead to greater acoustic variability.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The areas cover census tracts mainly on Skokie’s south half, south of Dempster Street.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
Three months later, in July, Feeney's mother Cathy, 72, who had chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD) developed a urinary tract infection.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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With a serious labor shortage and the growing IT skills gap impacting industries and regions across the globe, companies must get creative about finding new talent.Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rather than offer the vehicles for sale to farmers in such regions, the idea here is for producers to book space on a truck to transport goods to market – rather than piling everything atop a bicycle and pushing it along dirt roads themselves.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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Then, at the end of the quarter, quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the game and carted off the field with a knee injury and an air cast on his leg.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Technology tests in include regolith sampling, regolith adherence, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and dust mitigation using electrodynamic fields.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The hospitality brand has special packages and events taking place all month at many of its properties around the country.Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Click here for more photos of the 4.5-acre property near Malibu.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
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That evening, in the no man’s land, a field strewn with empty water bottles, four Shia families sat on a picnic blanket around a burner attached to a gas tank, looking scared and drinking yerba mate.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Barriers To New Development: Is there available land nearby, and what are the entitlement barriers to building competing shopping centers?Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The claim: UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter identified as 'Samuel H. Ide' A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a man in a black T-shirt and glasses holding a rifle in a wooded clearing.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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In New York City, rainfall will likely drench parade-goers in the morning, with clearing expected by midafternoon.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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On September 18, the dot plot of median FOMC member forecasts conveyed that Fed members expected the federal funds rate to be at 3.4% at the end of 2025 and 2.9% at the end of 2026.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Supreme Court’s statement said the police had new evidence suggesting that Braga Netto was involved in securing and delivering financial resources for the coup plot.Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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After the accident in October, Lula was left with a cut on the back of his head, slightly above his neck.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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That dominant run defense was a surprise considering defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (elbow), defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck/shoulder), defensive tackle DJ Davidson (shoulder) and linebacker Bobby Okereke (back) missed the game with injuries.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Maximizing delivery efficiency has come with a pleasantly surprising side effect: preventing bad actors from swiping parcels because they aren’t properly secured.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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Resting at the end of an unpaved cul-de-sac, the private residence is sited amid a hillside parcel laced with gardens and towering redwood trees.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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