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as in reverting
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as in sweeping
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At least Mercedes is reverting back to screwing things together rather than gluing things in a back-to-basics manufacturing push.
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The state is reverting some districts to older lines that are more favorable to Republicans.
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Other provisions in the sweeping charter reform measure would give the board more power over the county bureaucracy.
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Across the Atlantic, a historic heat wave sweeping Europe has turned deadly.
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The conservative majority also sided with Vice President JD Vance and Republicans in striking down a law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate.
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The court dealt Trump a major defeat in February by striking down his sweeping worldwide tariffs.
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Her first year as CMO has centered on reframing Zoom for enterprise buyers by pivoting external messaging from pandemic-era video communication toward business outcomes like productivity and workflow automation.
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In fact, experts caution against reacting too quickly by pivoting to gold.
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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
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The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits.
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An adventure bowing to higher authority, raising yourself above nothing and no one.
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China and Japan are part of the offshore suite opening Friday, with France and Belgium bowing next weekend.
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What made jazz so distinct was the freedom embedded into its structure, with musicians improvising, trading solos and bending notes together.
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The play started with LAFC teammate Jacob Shaffelburg bending a cross into the middle of the box, where South African center back Ime Okon tried to head to clear.
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The tracks where the train derailed are on a curving section of a bridge over the Grand Calumet River.
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The innovative Panoramic Display consists of a 48-inch screen curving from door to door along the base of the windshield.
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“About-facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-facing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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