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Adjective
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These issues are very complicated, and Special Envoy Witkoff's direct communication today was a step forward in achieving a mutually beneficial outcome.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025 -
Implementing these systems can be a logical and beneficial extension of application modernization, taking efficiency and agility to a new level.—
Manuel Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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But methanol is more lethal, say the article authors, and methanol poisoning often requires antidotal therapy as well as supporting therapy and critical care.—
Claire Gillespie,
Health.com,
23 June 2020
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Ortiz recommended people in areas where the epidemic is centered should be carrying the antidotal substance Narcan or naloxone.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Oct. 2019
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To some analysts, that difference is a tribute to the flexibility of Britain’s parliamentary government and a salutary distinction between Britain and the United States.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of history’s most salutary technologies—telephones, automobiles, antibiotics, international jet travel, the personal computer—bent society’s productivity and wealth curves upward.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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While many are helpful for blocking ads, finding the best deals or checking grammar errors, some can end up doing more harm than good.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Also a kitchen scale or coffee scale is helpful for precise measurements of both grounds and water.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Counteractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteractive. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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