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Verb
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After some back and forth with the teacher, who offered to change his schedule, Kimmel gave in.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026 -
The post was an excerpt from a speech the pontiff gave in Cameroon on Thursday.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chavez previously ran a ketamine clinic and allegedly submitted a bogus prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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About a year ago DNA evidence from the scene was submitted to a genealogy lab in Texas that had helped investigators solve another case recently.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Shifting back and forth between pizzicato and bowed strings, Selaocoe demonstrates subtle playing while leaving room for dramatics as well.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
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After landing her final move, Liu waved and bowed to each corner of the arena, leaving no section without attention.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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“Gave over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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