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Adverb
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Wilkins was injured in Week 5 last season and had some sort of setback in his recovery that took him out of offseason practices and landed him on the physically unable to perform list shortly before training camp opened Wednesday.—
Mark Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
25 July 2025 -
As out-of-towners continue to move to the Valley, national chains popular in other states do their best to follow shortly behind.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Adverb
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Jurassic World Rebirth, starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The two sides did not find enough common ground, and soon after, Crow-Armstrong blossomed into an All-Star and one of the sport’s most magnetic personalities.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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During a team period in the red zone on Saturday, Denver’s newest linebacker bolted from his spot on the far side of the field to make a beeline toward Marvin Mims Jr., who had caught a short pass and was momentarily pausing to set up his blocks near the goal line.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Things got a little chaotic and dangerous when a rogue wheel momentarily became the star of a monster truck show.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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However, their relationship took a turn as pressure mounted against Musk, with Tesla suffering significantly due to his role in the Trump administration, and ultimately Musk left his post to return to the private sector.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Marlins’ president of baseball operations Peter Bendix ultimately believed in this surging ballclub enough not to disassemble it at the trade deadline.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Deputies eventually breached the door of the house with explosives and got in without firing any shots around 1:30 p.m., Warren County Sheriff Barry Riley told Fox 19.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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The incident resulted in an hours-long standoff with Waukesha police, who eventually used drones to locate Lovejoy's body, which had been dragged to a spot near basement stairs, and spot Couture's location in the house.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
27 July 2025
Adverb
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This includes 11 of the 12 teams in playoff position at the All Star break, but also three teams presently below .500.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Moves for other Premier League and European strikers are also being explored — Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a free agent after leaving Everton, is one, though Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins is not presently under consideration — but Newcastle are keen not to rush into making a signing for the sake of it.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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In April at Augusta, the golfers were paired together during the final round of the major — which McIlroy finally clinched — with DeChambeau fading along the final stretch to finish tied for fifth.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Euphoria's third season is finally on the way — but Nika King doesn't expect to be part of it.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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