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as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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McCrimmon the deal maker, Cassidy and his staff, and oft overlooked but critical is Kerry Bubolz, the team president.
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
While Christmas rom-coms have oft been restricted to the hetero realm, the past few years have seen more LGBTQ+ Yuletide movies across Hallmark, Lifetime, and streaming.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
For example, Pooh is shown attempting to get honey while the oft depressed Eeore mopes in his tent.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The Lange 1 Dial Beneath a sapphire crystal is the Lange 1’s pièce de résistance, a dial whose asymmetric layout has since been oft imitated—but never equaled.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
While Christmas rom-coms have oft been restricted to the hetero realm, the past few years have seen more LGBTQ+ Yuletide movies across Hallmark, Lifetime, and streaming.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
For example, Pooh is shown attempting to get honey while the oft depressed Eeore mopes in his tent.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The Lange 1 Dial Beneath a sapphire crystal is the Lange 1’s pièce de résistance, a dial whose asymmetric layout has since been oft imitated—but never equaled.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oft. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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