as in to develop
to express more fully and in greater detail
a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement
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Zilber Property Group developed the Caledonia facility in collaboration with Saputo and other local partners. Saputo, one of the world's largest dairy processors, closed its Lancaster plant in 2024, resulting in job losses.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025 -
One of Arizona’s largest private landowners has plans to develop the state’s largest data center project, a development estimated to cost $33 billion.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Further research is needed to expand our knowledge of the effects of probiotics on the gut microbiome.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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The plan laid out in Tuesday’s staff report proposed a ballot measure that would expand protections for thousands of acres of open space across Irvine.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
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Production company Salter Street Films supplemented the superb prop and costume design with extensive use of green screen and CGI.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Musk personally contributed over $18 million to the PAC, supplementing a $27 million in-kind payment from his company, United States of America Inc. The Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ultimately won by liberal Judge Susan Crawford, became the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Flesh (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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