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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
El Dorado is also his first record of covers since 2004’s Studio 150, which featured tracks written by the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Noel Gallagher.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 22 May 2025
In one case unrelated to tariffs, records show that a congressional aide bought stock in two mining companies shortly before a key Senate committee approved a bill written by his boss that would help the firms.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Even flawed testing provides valuable information — including how tests might be better written.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Sarah, who is an avid diver, has also written two books about her experiences: Noodle Loses Dad, a 2020 children’s book about loss, grief and blended families, and her memoir, A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, released in February 2025.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 22 May 2025
In one case unrelated to tariffs, records show that a congressional aide bought stock in two mining companies shortly before a key Senate committee approved a bill written by his boss that would help the firms.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Even flawed testing provides valuable information — including how tests might be better written.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Sarah, who is an avid diver, has also written two books about her experiences: Noodle Loses Dad, a 2020 children’s book about loss, grief and blended families, and her memoir, A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, released in February 2025.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Daughtry is also a New York Times bestselling author, having penned All This Time, and co-authored, with Iaconis and Rachael Lippincott, the #1 bestseller Five Feet Apart — which was adapted from Daughtry and Iaconis’ screenplay of the same name.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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But that was true six years ago when Aaron McKinney, an African American millennial and member of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party Executive Committee, penned an editorial about the importance of the party opening their primaries.—
John Opdycke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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At the core of these three components is the need to establish a unique communication framework that allows family members to define what money means to them, engage in meaningful discussions and communicate their decisions effectively.—
Monish Verma,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Teammates and coaches can communicate with Inoue via text message, which provides an instant translation.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Your Pacers descendants just authored a new chapter in Knicks misery.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In a brief authored by Bradley Ruskin and other attorneys from Proskauer Rose, the ATP aims to persuade U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett to enforce a forum selection clause, which dictates where disputes will be heard, and toss the case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 May 2025
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The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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To that end, the majority of the songs Metallica performed on Saturday night were all composed and written when original members Ulrich and Hetfield were still in their 20s.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2025
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And so yet another coalition, composed of nonprofits and advocacy groups, wrote its own petition for OpenAI’s plans to be investigated, with the aim of preventing charitable organizations from being leveraged for financial gain in the future.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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It has been well documented the historic year Scheffler posted in 2024.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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In a May 29 posting to the Google Workspace Updates blog, it was confirmed that, with immediate effect, AI summaries would be available at the top of the email content for messages where a summary is helpful.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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