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Verb
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With the consolidation of the Guards, elections, including presidential elections, have been neutered.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Paws for a Cause, a nonprofit group, spayed and neutered 131 cats during the tour at no cost to those who humanely trapped and/or take care of the animals.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The altered Natural Color cameras were used for the first VistaVision films, and Paramount ordered new cameras from the Mitchell Camera Corporation.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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What is lost to an altered landscape Drought is an existential crisis to the Malpai way of ranching.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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