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Many new grads will enter a weakening labor market for young workers.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
24 May 2026 -
Eleven Indiana House districts – three of them in Porter County – have been targeted by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and the Indiana House Democratic Caucus as crucial for weakening the Republican supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Another factor was the slackening appeal of industrial companies, which had long absorbed the greatest number of young graduates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Hammers tapped slackening fibers and instead of the pleasant overtones of a major scale, a nauseating cacophony swelled from the instrument’s wooden belly.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Overnight showers and thunderstorms are tapering off across the Kansas City metro, but forecasters say the bigger concern comes later Monday, when severe weather is likely, the National Weather Service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Showers could linger into Wednesday night before gradually tapering off, with cooler air settling in and lows dropping into the 50s.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Kyle enters, and tells her to check her phone, flagging the aforementioned situationship post.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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In April, Brendan Carr’s FCC launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents, the latest scrutiny he’s placed on program content.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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“Slowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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