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Adverb
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The indictment was issued May 21 but remained sealed until Friday, shortly before Attorney General Pam Bondi announced at a press conference that Abrego Garcia had landed in the United States.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 June 2025 -
Teel was scratched from Charlotte’s lineup shortly before first pitch Thursday night, the move appearing to signal his imminent promotion.—
Keith Law,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Protests soon spread to cities including Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose and San Diego.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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And Hiddleston, in the second section, has an extended dance number that momentarily sends the movie soaring.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The share of total minutes recorded for players 6-foot-3 or shorter had been falling for a while—from 23% to 18% between 2008-09 to 2018-19—but momentarily surged up to 22% because of the change in height measurement.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Marchers break off after event ends After the state Capitol event ended at about 1 p.m. a group of protesters broke off and began marching north on 10th street, ultimately arriving at the Sacramento office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on N Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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More instructive was the recent €50million sale of then-21-year-old Xavi Simons to RB Leipzig, a deal which could ultimately total €80m. PSG had exercised a €6m buy-back clause to retrieve Simons from PSV Eindhoven, a year after selling him there, before banking a big profit.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The backward-looking mode involves starting with 2040 as the deadline for AGI and then working back from that achievement on a year-by-year basis to arrive at the year 2025 (matching AI presently).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Hell’s Kitchen is presently still playing on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre. McDonald, currently leading the Broadway revival of Gypsy at the Majestic Theatre, has won six Tonys, two Grammys and an Emmy throughout her career.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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And finally, the executive briefing and future risk outlook includes insights from AAFA, Policy Hub, TrusTrace and the London School of Economics on the growing legal, financial and reputational risks companies face and how robust supply chain data can help mitigate that risk.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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Such a low number spurred fears the ongoing trade war may finally be starting to affect the economy’s hard data.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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