as in to find out
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Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on.—
Ashley Boucher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Enter your email address to find out if your information appears in the Synthient leak.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Visit the city's website for a full run down of what's changed for Wauwatosa's yard waste schedule, or to request an official city cart.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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That may not be enough, with the approach of peak summer energy demand — driven by travel, agriculture and freight needs — especially as emergency oil stockpiles run down, said Duttatreya Das of the think tank Ember.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Turnover is very common in large, urban districts, where superintendent transitions are often fraught, according to Jason Grissom, a Vanderbilt University professor who studies school district leadership.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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For me, one of the most memorable moments in Proust is when the narrator first hears his grandmother’s voice on the phone.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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If strikes are detected within a set radius — or conditions favor lightning development — the countdown can be halted.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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When motion is detected, the camera automatically pans to the subject with a 360-degree field of view.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Roberts said Betts won’t play in Sunday’s series finale against the Washington Nationals, and his availability for the series in Toronto beginning Monday won’t be determined until after the results of the MRI are known.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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John sought to close the area to foreign shipping and after his accession in 1481 ordered new voyages of discovery to ascertain the southern limit of the African continent.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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One thing Sandlin says SMU tries to ascertain about a player is their play character.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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This marketing quote targets elite, discerning buyers by comparing the extreme diamond studded artistry of the Graff Diamonds Hallucination, with the horological technical engineering mastery of the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Exactly how these purchases relate to immigration enforcement is not always easy to discern.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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