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Recent Examples of toward
An hour before Indiana and Miami met to determine the 2025 college football national championship, San Diego State players and coaches gathered to take the first step toward the 2026 season.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
But the nearer the hands of the clock moved toward ten, the more that became difficult.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The Greenland situation reminds me of a story about a bunch of South American cowboys pushing a herd toward a creek known to be infested with piranhas.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Returning to Earth The journey home can take a toll on astronauts’ bodies; the g-forces experienced as the Crew Dragon capsule dives back toward Earth can reach more than five times the force of Earth’s gravity.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
But the nearer the hands of the clock moved toward ten, the more that became difficult.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The Greenland situation reminds me of a story about a bunch of South American cowboys pushing a herd toward a creek known to be infested with piranhas.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Returning to Earth The journey home can take a toll on astronauts’ bodies; the g-forces experienced as the Crew Dragon capsule dives back toward Earth can reach more than five times the force of Earth’s gravity.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
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Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Starlink is a global internet network that relies on around 10,000 satellites orbiting Earth.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In other words, getting hit by the single most energetic particle presently known in all the Universe would have no noticeable effect on you at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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What researchers say about the breakthrough pill Senior author Giovanni Traverso emphasizes that the focus is on patient health.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The conservative Justices on the nation’s highest court seemed skeptical of the administration’s arguments for firing Cook and wanting to keep her out of her post while the litigation plays out.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Belichick also was one of the game's top defensive assistants before taking over in New England, winning two earlier Super Bowls as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toward. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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