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as in ties (together)
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as in mixes (up)
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For someone who mistakes dependency as weakness, relying on someone can signal a loss of autonomy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The stage is thus set for an Eddington-style standoff, as Hegseth arrives in South Park and immediately mistakes the race for an Antifa uprising.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
27 Nov. 2025
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Tate’s commentary instead conflates population-level decline (NAEP) with performance among a selective, higher-achieving subset of students (SAT/ACT), and then treats this mismatch as evidence of test manipulation.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Critics say that definition conflates criticism of the Israeli government with antisemitism.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Lumps (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumps%20%28together%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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