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Recent Examples of tee off
Some of the best golfers in the world are teeing off in Fort Worth this week.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Sports + entertainment Sports at a glance … The final round of the PGA Championship tees off later today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Scheffler will play the final round of the PGA Championship with Noren, teeing off at 2:40 p.m. Eastern time.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The thought of golfers teeing off on an Indigenous sacred site every day grated Wallace.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Sports + entertainment Sports at a glance … The final round of the PGA Championship tees off later today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Scheffler will play the final round of the PGA Championship with Noren, teeing off at 2:40 p.m. Eastern time.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The thought of golfers teeing off on an Indigenous sacred site every day grated Wallace.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Target also said its first-quarter performance was affected by negative reactions to its pullback on diversity, equity and inclusion policies (DEI) in January, which angered some loyal customers who have long praised the company's commitment to inclusiveness.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Trump was angered by reading reports that Springsteen, without referring to the president by name, had criticized the administration in a Manchester concert.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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Recounting being home with Ventura in April 2018, Morgan said Combs turned up unannounced and started ranting about Ventura cheating on him.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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Share in moderation There’s nothing wrong with ranting to a friend about something or bringing up a personal issue.—
Seraphina Seow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The cages help shelter the vulnerable young oysters, and keep them from sinking into the mud, serving the function of oyster reefs, which once rose above the surface of the Chesapeake in some places, snarling passing ships.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Another plan that would have replaced LAPD officers with unarmed transportation workers on traffic stops sputtered amid debates around jurisdiction and funding.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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As the Knicks ran out of gas and sputtered, Nesmith kept his foot on the pedal.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Then Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, confronting European leaders with the reality that his commitment to Europe had become an open question—especially as war raged in Ukraine.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
24 May 2025
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Trump has raged against the Fed and Powell, specifically, for declining to cut interest rates this year as the president’s trade agenda roils global markets.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
22 May 2025
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Reviewers raved about its flattering fit and versatile styling—wear the pieces together with gold accessories, or mix in basics like a white tee or denim jacket for more casual looks.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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Our experts always rave about these products too much.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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Trump announces plans to impose 50 percent tariff on EU next month President Trump took to this Truth Social social media platform on Friday, to vent his frustration over the trade negotiations with the European Union.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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When the Jets announced Rodgers was being released in February, Williams — who hadn’t spoken to Glenn yet at that point — vented his frustration on Twitter about the prospect of going through another rebuild.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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