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In general at the N4G summit, and in particular at a side event at the Brazilian embassy themed around food systems and climate change, discussions of climate change were timid about mentioning industrial livestock’s role in land-use change.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025 -
Wu was seen as timid at the beginning of the migrant crisis, staying in the background while Healey seized a Roxbury community rec center as a migrant shelter.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Even more telling, there was virtually no difference in data consumption, battery use, and background activity between the audio room tests and the silent room tests.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trick now is knowing where to go and which Muay Thai boxing schools, silent monasteries, or health spas to choose.—
Lee Cobaj,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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Finn Azaz’s clinical early goal, plus news filtering through of Coventry and Bristol City falling behind, was enough to stir a murmur of hope among the travelling support.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In this week's issue, NEJM spotlights the effects of the climate crisis on clinical health with a series of case studies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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Only a monumental defeat could stop South Africa qualifying for the semifinals so there was a rather diffident air to proceedings.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Quan starred as Waymond Wang, a seemingly diffident husband who transforms into a martial arts expert when crossing multiverses to save his family in the Daniels’ wild and emotional film Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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By the end of regulation, Nylander had played only 15.5 minutes, a smidge less than Tavares, who was just shy of 16.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Mostly cloudy skies will keep temperatures around 65 degrees in the metro Saturday, which is just a few degrees shy of the average of 68 for this time of year.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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Invest in and Retain Quality Educators Support policies that provide competitive compensation, manageable workloads, and professional respect for teachers and staff to improve retention and recruitment.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their historic win came inside Allegiant Stadium on WrestleMania Saturday as the duo once again staked their claim as the top tag team in professional wrestling.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Until the Suns this season started struggling, losing in Charlotte in January and dropping back-to-back games at Portland in February, looking disconnected and disinterested.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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If the company were required to get the vote of 50% of disinterested shareholders, Elliott would need to have its position in common stock to vote.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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But so is Smoke, though Jordan gives him a taciturn tenderness.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Mitch McConnell, the taciturn and cunning leader at the time, Thune genuinely tried to answer questions.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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