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as in turned back
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as in put off
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Climbing parties on the Normal Route had turned back earlier in the day.
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After one more rejection by Canada, the ship turned back to Europe.
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For anyone who has been putting off a checkup, over the counter hearing aids have made treatment easier to access than ever, which turns this into one of the simplest risk factors on the list to actually address.
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Most savvy shoppers these days are hardly put off by where an item sits in the store, and Chavarria says his menswear is often bought by women.
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Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
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Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.
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Sure, one robot landed a backflip—but then a piece of it broke off and flew toward the crowd.
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That sparked a miles-long chase that broke off when the suspect reportedly started driving the wrong way on I-95, according to police.
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Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
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Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
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The commission deferred the interim agreement vote until June, and deferred it again to Thursday.
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Besides the sheer audacity of the number was the idea that all but $20 million of it would be deferred well into the future.
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In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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Many residents have opposed the data centers.
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Placer Superior Court Judge Eugene Gini granted the request and postponed the bail review hearing until next Monday.
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That means the Rickettses shouldn’t bother planning any parties around an All-Star Game at Wrigley that could be postponed for a few years.
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“Held off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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