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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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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Interview 'The Language of Other Things': An Interview with Stephanie LaCava
Haley Mlotek
The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
On Instagram, Bunton wrote about her joy in re-imagining the beloved Spice Girls standard.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Interview 'The Language of Other Things': An Interview with Stephanie LaCava
Haley Mlotek
The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
On Instagram, Bunton wrote about her joy in re-imagining the beloved Spice Girls standard.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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Released in December 1964, Smokey Robinson penned the sentimental ballad for the group because of David Ruffin.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Its biggest release thus far is a protocol—the rules that devices use to communicate with one another—which is freely available and which promises to give users more autonomy over their online identities and experiences.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Anne spent over a year communicating with the scammers, according to a France 24 report.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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It was leaked by a social media account supposedly authored by former spy Fernando Pocino.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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As detailed in a memorandum filed on Thursday and authored by attorney J. Cal Mayo, Jr., the NCAA defends the five-year rule as both compliant with antitrust law and logical within the context of college education.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Goldman’s $96 price target corresponds to a roughly 45% upside for shares of Uber.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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That program features no fewer than three premieres, composed by Errollyn Wallen, Conrad Tao and Stacy Garrop.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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The electric vehicle sector alone has received $231 billion in subsidies since 2009, with government support composing a significant portion of its revenue.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, Scott posted a 1.75 ERA, 1.125 WHIP, and 22 saves across 72 appearances for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Giddy with excitement over the end of season win, Biles posted a video of her and her friend after the game attempting to celebrate quietly while hushing and grinning ear to ear.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Write.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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