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as in lived
to have life
stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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as in ranked
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
our school's football team is first in its division
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as in happened
to take place
the party is next Saturday
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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A lot happened, including Thompson panicking and going on the run in 2012, stashing some $4 million in offshore accounts.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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The incident happened at Marina State Beach along the Monterey Bay around noon, according to the Marina Police Department.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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In 11 of the 13 years the award has existed, it has been won by Jorge Mendes… and 2024 was no different.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the past 160,000 or so years, the magma reservoirs have mainly existed beneath the caldera.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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All that remained was the center of Structure 10, and there, in the weak morning light, was the hearth where the cow skull had been placed upside down.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the current digital age, countless enterprises have placed their focus on improving automation and implementing emergent artificial intelligence (AI) technology.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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The county has an opportunity to set the example for how representation is done at the regional level.—
Hiram Soto,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Bush, who will be in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX and previously won a Super Bowl with the Saints back in 2009, says another one of his former teams — the Detroit Lions — will end up hoisting their first Vince Lombardi Trophy when it’s all said and done.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Been.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/been. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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