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Amidst the towering saguaro and pronged organ pipe cacti of southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, a 30-foot-tall fence snakes through the vegetation, shadowed by a barren strip of land that’s been carved into the mountainsides.—Lucy Sherriff, Popular Science, 6 Jan. 2021 That’s why taking a multi-pronged approach to developing a talent pool will also help employees realize more of their potential while keeping them engaged.—Neil Khaund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 More research in this field is necessary, but experts say treating premature ejaculation may be a multi-pronged approach of physical activity, behavioral or psychological treatments, and medication.—Korin Miller, Health, 23 Mar. 2023 The working group put forth a multi-pronged approach, first focusing on providing support and grants to existing childcare centers and home providers that were looking to start up or expand.—Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pronged
Mengistu, a member of Israel's Ethiopian minority, entered the territory by crossing a barbed wire fence into Gaza.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
All pennies will henceforth be exiled to Guantanamo to live out their lives as former currency in orange jumpsuits, behind barbed wire, only inches from the best beaches ever.
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Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.
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Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
30 Oct. 2024
How Stem Segments Tell the Difference The Thanksgiving cactus has the spikiest stem segments of the three varieties, and its pollen is yellow.
The image teases both the film’s narrative developments and its jagged formal approach, as the director (who shares editing duties with both co-writer Karen Plata and DP Odei Zabaleta) aims to structurally replicate the non-linear disorder and occasional blind spots of ruptured childhood memories.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Located on the historic Santa Barbara plantation, the jagged limestone peak is accessible at four different points with routes up to 164 feet high (50 meters), depending on your athletic ability.
Trade policy uncertainty, as measured by an index that counts news articles mentioning the topic, spiked after President Donald Trump won election in November.
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Matt Egan,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Revenue, too, spiked, from $230 million in 2023 to $1.92 billion in 2024, per the IPO filing.
Zebra and quagga mussels, spiny water flea and dozens of other Eurasian organisms colonized the Great Lakes starting in the late 1900s after arriving in ballast water from transoceanic ships.
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Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
28 Feb. 2025
Aloe vera is a spiny succulent plant that looks similar to agave.
Led by the enigmatic Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and accompanied by the shadowy operative Alejandro (Benicio del Toro), Kate is thrust into a brutal and morally murky world where the lines between justice and lawlessness blur.
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Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
The pair is eventually thrust into the crosshairs of the Marshalls' war on the creepers, a conflict that gives way to what is perhaps Bong's most hopeful film ending to date.
Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.
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