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Noun
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In these zones, the fault splits into multiple strands with sideways offsets between them, creating small extension gaps inside the fault system.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026 -
Those bulbs spread and multiply by forming little bulblets called offsets, and those grow into larger bulbs.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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Under Kennedy's legislation, senators would, like other employees, receive backpay after future shutdowns end.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Iran has repeatedly used internet shutdowns during periods of unrest, where access to the global internet is severely restricted or completely cut, making foreign websites and apps unreachable.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That poor performance was largely due to data collection cutoffs, the district argued last year.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The mostly female attendees range from 30 years old to over 70 and are attired in outfits including cutoffs, tank tops, straw fedoras and glamorous full-length dresses.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Most states, albeit inconsistently, restrict winter shutoffs for heating.—
Anthony Nicome,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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That residence is one of nearly 1,000 Coast Guard housing units at risk of electricity shutoffs because of unpaid bills.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The display is expected to cause traffic and road closures in the city Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Anne Arundel County police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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And then there weren’t enough air traffic controllers, so there were these intermittent closures of airports.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Most of the stoppages came by way of tap out.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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During the action, music played through the continuous stoppages, keeping the crowd engaged.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Daily Dividend General Motors employees laid off by the automaker this week detailed their terminations to CNBC's Michael Wayland.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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The Justice Department argues not just that the terminations were done legally, but also that the law creating the program bars judges from reviewing any part of the government’s decision-making process.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Phaseouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phaseouts. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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