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as in to hollow (out)
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Jones will need to undoubtedly run a personal best in the 100-meters to walk home with $100,000.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025 -
Maintaining a healthy lawn is the first step to combating weeds, but sometimes additional control strategies are needed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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By eliminating or at least reducing manual, error-prone processes, these applications free up finance teams to focus on strategic initiatives like scaling operations and optimizing capital allocation.—
Carlos Vega,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the original poster disagreed, arguing that the line was in fact freeing.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now, a New Jersey mayor wants to shut the initiative down.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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While weddings are generally less formal these days, that arguably makes the dress code even more challenging: no one wants to be underdressed, or overdressed, for a friend’s big day.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Tracy then made the unusual choice of unplugging from the art world, moving from Galveston to tiny San Ygnacio, population under 1,000 along the Rio Grande, a town as much Mexican as American.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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If the industry can’t find a way to balance corporate needs with appropriate advertising, people might turn off not only their TVs more often, but also unplug from those brands completely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Officials were pressed to justify the action on Sunday morning news shows, where again the confused messaging was apparent.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The law was originally justified as helping to ensure worker safety on the job, prior to the establishment of federal and state labor protections.—
John Faso,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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People with diabetes who are using insulin, taking medication that lowers blood glucose, or are at risk of ketoacidosis should proceed with caution and be supervised by a healthcare professional.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ariana Grande's Glinda blonde has been a permanent fixture since filming Wicked, but the pop star took a brief break from the shade with her latest project.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even that mere hint, that he might have been judged more harshly than was warranted, does not ruffle him.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Open (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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