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is (to)

verb

Definition of is (to)

present tense third-person singular of be (to)

as in treats

to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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Another point is to mandate that all military intelligence infrastructure treats AI-derived target assessments as highly suspect, rather than highly accurate.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
After the police crackdown, that resentment was directed at Modi himself, who was seen as the face of a system that treats ordinary people like cockroaches.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

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The narrow waterway passing between Iran and Oman serves as the main route for shipping crude from oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait to the rest of the world.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The climb up to Highlands, a Western North Carolina mountain town sitting at 4,118 feet above sea level, serves as a transition of sorts.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

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The Justice Department office that handles immigration courts said in a statement that judges were adjusting their schedules to resolve cases more quickly, while making sure all cases get handled fairly and lawfully.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Super Cruise pretty much handles all highway driving, including executing lane changes.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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