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The group has had to put about 75 percent of its staff on unpaid leave, and about 1,800 grant projects have received no money since late January, after President Trump signed an executive order freezing all foreign aid.
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Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
According to Reuters, the incoming Trump administration put about 60 senior career officials at USAID on leave.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
According to Reuters, the incoming Trump administration put about 60 senior career officials at USAID on leave.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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One of the discoveries came about because Viégas is from Brazil.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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The two occupants of the jet ski stopped and started to turn back, but then sped away after apparently realizing Moore was injured.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Given that plastics are originally made as a by-product of fossil fuels, the idea that they can be turned back into fossil fuels shouldn’t be so surprising.—
Josiah Neeley,
Oc Register,
21 May 2025
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The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.—
Laura King,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2024
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With Dina patched up and on the mend, Ellie and Jesse set out to meet up with Tommy — but something is nagging at Jesse, who presses Ellie to spill the news that Dina is pregnant.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Like Smith, Franklin initially set out to be a poet while studying at Stanford, veering to a more corporate path after graduation.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
25 May 2025
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It’s been five years since George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in Minneapolis set off a wave of international protest and the Black Lives Matter movement.—
Cameron Joseph,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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Without inside information, bettors probably suspected that others must know something about the next pope’s identity, setting off a stampede, Sethi concluded.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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At the last minute, the district reversed its decision.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Soon after that report, OpenAI reversed its policies toward secondary share sales, allowing current and former employees to sell in the tender offers.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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