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Recent Examples of cusp
These teeth reveal distinct cusp patterns that are virtually identical to those of parapithecids and eosimiids, families of African primates that lived over 30 million years ago.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Leading the newcomers to the Paris schedule is Alaïa, who will show on March 4 at 7 p.m., after previously showing at the cusp between men’s and couture weeks.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
And people born on the cusp of one generation or the other like to debate their affiliation.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Nuclear power, for example, may stand at the cusp of a renaissance.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Leading the newcomers to the Paris schedule is Alaïa, who will show on March 4 at 7 p.m., after previously showing at the cusp between men’s and couture weeks.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
And people born on the cusp of one generation or the other like to debate their affiliation.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Nuclear power, for example, may stand at the cusp of a renaissance.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusp
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Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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More news: Dodgers Tab Minor League Catcher to Replace Injured Freddie Freeman The Dodgers are off to an 8-0 start on the verge of their first series against the Phillies this season.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.—
Katie Dempsey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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And in 1981, a tip from an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer serving in the Los Angeles County Health Department led to the first description of a new disease that would become the global epidemic of HIV-AIDS.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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After the attack, authorities received a tip from Balmer’s ex partner.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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This was possible because of a specific set of circumstances—secure bases, technological superiority, command of the air and the seas—which allowed for a style of unhurried killing that reached its apex with drone strikes.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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But that momentum will reach its apex on April 25 with the launch of her debut album, Why Not More?—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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