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as in to advise
to give advice to
adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting
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as in to instruct
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child
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Agriculture regulators advise home gardeners to either consume homegrown produce on site or not move it at all from the property to prevent the spread of the fly to nearby regions.
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Republicans have repeatedly echoed the concerns of the Legislative Analyst’s Office — which advises the Legislature on fiscal matters — about the state’s spending.
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Ninety minutes later, Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez retweeted the message from the Central American leader – a man whom the regime’s Chavista movement has long regarded as a political nemesis – instructing Venezuela’s foreign ministry to coordinate the support.
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That includes not even telling guests the full information about the wedding, with people invited reportedly instructed to arrive in New York, without being given details about when and where the wedding will be.
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.
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During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.
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My parents tell stories about me sleeping through loud construction, alarms, and heavy knocks on my bedroom door.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Lyons taught in the island elementary school for more than 20 years, until there were no more students to teach.
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The spacecraft will then be ordered to slowly approach and survey Swift before grabbing the observatory with its robotic arms and slowly raising the orbit to nearly 370 miles.
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Larger versions serving 10 to 12 guests can also be ordered for private celebrations.
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In 2023, for example, Texas voted to allow public schools to hire religious chaplains to counsel students.
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Families are still receiving outdated information and, in some cases, being counseled as though there is only one reasonable path forward.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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“Adjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjure. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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