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Noun
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The smallest of all Cabinet agencies, the Department of Education is responsible for distribution of federal financial aid for education, collecting and disseminating data and research related to schools, and prohibiting discrimination in schools.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Civil rights and pro-equality groups argue the programs are necessary to correct discrimination in a country where women and African Americans did not achieve legal equality until the 20th century and continue to lag behind their white male counterparts in pay and opportunities.—
Daniel Trotta,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Such changes emphasize the continual evolution of Google Maps as a tool for geopolitical accuracy, revolutionary in providing real-time audio-visual data integrated with global policy shifts.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
28 Jan. 2025
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Other factors that could impact pregnancy test accuracy include: Hydration levels.—
Christin Perry,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2025
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Harvey is a stellar writer, placing words with delicate precision on the blank sky of the page; her sentences of dazzling beauty won her the 2024 Booker Prize.—
Barbara Ellis,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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For anyone working in the tech and engineering fields, the P2 is something of a game-changer thanks to its precision and accuracy of ±1.5°C, allowing for detailed inspection of circuit boards.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Selectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectivity. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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