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attended
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According to the complaint, Doe attended the private Owings Mills boarding school from 1975 through her graduation in 1987.—
Lexi Nicklaus,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Modern operations consultancy Quail Group notes that in many organizations, operational systems drift toward rewarding visible activity, the messages sent, meetings attended, and tasks moved, while the deeper aim of meaningful outcomes becomes less prominent in day‑to‑day execution.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Showed up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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