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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Global stock indexes followed, and strong earnings from Micron weren’t enough to revive confidence.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
John Kell,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
This plan isn't indexed for inflation, which means modest income gains could trigger big increases in monthly payments.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Noun
Local officials reported to the National Weather Service the man had been exposed to extreme heat over multiple days, with the heat index over 100.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Global stock indexes followed, and strong earnings from Micron weren’t enough to revive confidence.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Verb
The study also found that the more advanced group over-indexed on senior leadership sponsorship, training and change management, and data preparation and labeling—all by at least 10 percentage points.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
This plan isn't indexed for inflation, which means modest income gains could trigger big increases in monthly payments.
—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
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Also, an indicator of sorts for where their flirtationship is headed.
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Another great indicator of a ripe melon is a golden color.
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In polling those are not the issues that Americans list as most important to them.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.
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One German tourist moved the needle on how Americans feel about his entire country.
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In France, more than 1,000 excess deaths were recorded during the heat spell, according to the country’s national public health agency.
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The person recording the incident briefly turned the camera away after the blast.
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As luxury travel continues shifting toward experiences that prioritize authenticity over excess, wine country may be entering a new era—one where the bottle remains the starting point, but no longer the entire story.
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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This is not a Uranian satellite, but a background star cataloged as HIP 19146.
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Product catalogs need to be portable and machine-readable so an AI agent can resolve a SKU in seconds.
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The Guard's deployment to Memphis has been subject to a lawsuit, filed by a group of Democratic officials from the local and state level.
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In the last year, Actor’s Equity has filed at least seven labor complaints against Casa Bonita with the National Labor Relations Board for retaliation and refusal to bargain.
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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