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Verb
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O'Reilly said that the police department reduced the number of abuse complaints and use of Taser, which had been leading to costly lawsuits.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Regulators discovered the fraud in 2020 and declared Global Hawk liquidated and insolvent, prosecutors added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Seven Florida insurers became insolvent in the 13 months between January 2022 and February 2023.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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The myth of the millionaire on the move is politically useful but empirically bankrupt.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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There’s something exquisitely derailing about spiraling into a plush-toy addiction while emotionally regressing at your mother’s house in Chiang Mai—jet-lagged across three time zones, spiritually bankrupt, and one herbal compress away from a full breakdown.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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