as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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On the final night of the convention, two of the stars who also happen to be incredibly talented musicians, treated fans to an intimate concert in a local venue on the square, Canopy + The Roots.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
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Still, Douglas doesn’t treat film as a documentary but as a document about storytelling and about how film can be used to elicit historical bigness.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Union has several restaurants signed, including those serving Mexican, Japanese and Thai food.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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Wheeler, who has his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Arkansas State University, also served briefly as ASU-Newport's interim chancellor in 2021.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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The next court hearing, Dugan said, could be handled over Zoom.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Workloads involving long-running or compute-intensive tasks can be more efficiently handled using containerized or server-based deployments.—
Jagadish Gokavarapu,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The participants didn’t use snorkels or fins but instead held their breath while diving deep into the ocean, often off La Jolla.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Blue Ghost Mission 2, scheduled for 2026, will also use Firefly’s Elytra Dark transfer vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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“Be (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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