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Verb
  • Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • Those results would correspond to earnings growth of 14.2% year over year, as well as a 14% jump in revenue when compared to the prior-year period.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.
    Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 26 July 2025
  • The company's shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following the mixed results and the coinciding announcements regarding manufacturing and job cuts, but were down nearly five percent as of 4:30 a.m. ET.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • But to the predominantly Black, Mexican American, and Filipino youth wearing them, zoot suits were a declaration of cultural identity, a refusal to conform to white, working-class respectability politics, and a claim to visibility, fun, and dignity in spaces of racialized exclusion.
    Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
  • In addition to the authorities now particularly cited, many others were relied on at the bar, which show how far the practice has conformed to the general doctrines that have been just quoted.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • On top of settling on a rate increase lower than originally planned, the MSD board agreed to postpone the original effective date of Aug. 1 by one month.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • Coming from a theater background, Povenmire and Marsh agreed that experiencing fan reaction is their favorite part about attending the convention.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 28 July 2025
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