as in to come (to)
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Edmonton matched Pacific Division-leading Anaheim with 87 points, but has played one more game than the Ducks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
This approach helps planners match conservation strategies to each setting, or transect zone – urban, suburban, seminatural, such as parks and golf courses, and core habitat, or undisturbed areas.—
Eve Bohnett,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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By Easter Sunday, another cold front will approach the region with a line of showers and storms developing ahead of it.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 8-year-old girl also underwent a forensic interview and told investigators that Gill had allegedly touched her on multiple occasions, according to the warrant affidavits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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And that’s probably why the repercussions have touched even their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who have not been directly involved in the Epstein scandal.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Measure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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