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Xi Jinping has remarked that relying on foreign supply of critical technologies—like semiconductors—is tantamount to building one's house on someone else's foundation.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Bynum made a diving catch that extinguished a critical drive for the Broncos.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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West, who has a history of virulent antisemitism, was dropped by his talent agent in February following one of his antisemitic rants.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Eddie, then 30, was diagnosed with a grade 3 astrocytoma — a fast-growing malignant brain tumor.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tumors growing where chronic injury has hijacked DNA repair and allowed malignant cells to escape control.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some viewed what Kirk said as extreme, hateful, racist and sexist.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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If the vulnerability had been discovered by, or fallen into the hands of, malicious hackers, the fallout could have been devastating.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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They were clouded by an entire era of underperformance, tough luck and spiteful ownership.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Being consumed by negative emotions like envy or engaging in spiteful behavior does nobody any good.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Legacy ended with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn, preventing the digital world from bleeding into the real world, as planned by the Grid's malevolent ruling program, Clu.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some went further still, suggesting without evidence that malevolent forces had orchestrated the killing.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even if what the teacher says is outrageous, immoral or unkind, the state wouldn’t be allowed to discipline the teacher on those grounds alone, Carpenter said.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
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While many users found the mix-up hilarious, others piled on with unkind remarks about her size and appearance.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Denunciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denunciative. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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