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to leave a place often for another
I'm running late, so I've got to book
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Recent Examples of booked
Roberto Machuca, 32, of the Garden Grove Police Department was arrested Saturday and booked into the Orange County Jail.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The driver of the fleeing vehicle was booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
She was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Ouachita County jail, with her bond set at $10,000, the release says.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
McDaniel was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on Wednesday and was ineligible for bail, records show.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Alana Mumphrey, Ciarrianne Fuller and Dejae Brown were booked into the Gregg County Jail but have since bonded out, according to jail records.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Later this year, Eurovision will set its sights on Asia where organizers will stage a competition with a November finale booked in Bangkok.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Other artists booked for other nights, including Morris Day, Martina McBride and Bret Michaels, canceled their plans amid the initial firestorm over whether Freedom 250 is a nonpartisan or MAGA-affiliated organization.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The driver of the fleeing vehicle was booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
She was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Ouachita County jail, with her bond set at $10,000, the release says.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
McDaniel was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on Wednesday and was ineligible for bail, records show.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Alana Mumphrey, Ciarrianne Fuller and Dejae Brown were booked into the Gregg County Jail but have since bonded out, according to jail records.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Later this year, Eurovision will set its sights on Asia where organizers will stage a competition with a November finale booked in Bangkok.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Other artists booked for other nights, including Morris Day, Martina McBride and Bret Michaels, canceled their plans amid the initial firestorm over whether Freedom 250 is a nonpartisan or MAGA-affiliated organization.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
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All rights reserved Nearly eight weeks ago, the Philadelphia 76ers ended their season with an embarrassing 30-point home loss to the New York Knicks, completing a second round playoff series sweep.
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Political conventions are typically massive gatherings reserved for presidential election years, where parties formally nominate their candidates for the general election.
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
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Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
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Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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The autopsy also found that a gunshot wound entered Wiley on the right side of his chest and exited on the left side of his chest, Crump said.
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Getty Images Two more players have exited the FC Barcelona first team fold with the start of a new month.
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The Netherlands team departed Kansas City early Wednesday, after losing their Round of 32 match, and Algeria officially left Lawrence, even though the team has yet to play its knockout match.
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Barcelona views Alvarez as their primary target to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who recently departed for Chicago Fire.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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With a spacious 45-liter capacity and thoughtful details like hideaway shoulder straps, interior compression straps, and a dedicated laptop compartment, it's got all the bells and whistles and can still fit in the overhead.
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As the other person got closer, Blue allegedly reached for a firearm and began shooting at the person, who took cover behind the car that the family was sitting in.
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But his former Milan team-mate, Mike Maignan, bailed him out with a trademark stop.
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Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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