as in to announce
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity
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Meanwhile, the equivalent of three full-time fire department positions — likely non-firefighter staff members — are slated to be among 91 or so layoffs expected to soon be announced.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025 -
It was announced that Smith had resigned from the DOJ in court documents submitted on Saturday to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against Trump last July.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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But if Nvidia’s new GPUs are all they’re cracked up to be, perhaps MSI can impress with raw performance per dollar.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025
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There in the hallway, cracking up, was Morgan’s former boss, Scott Bessent.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
23 Nov. 2024
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Beginning in 1992, the Ontological-Hysteric occupied an upper chamber of the beautiful St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, and Foreman advertised his yearly shows there with blizzards of black-and-white posters, which were wheat-pasted all over the Village every winter.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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Driving over the Bay Bridge into the city, billboard after billboard advertised AI products and services.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
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Schimberg conceived of A Different Man after working with Pearson on 2019’s Chained for Life, which was also critically acclaimed but received a limited release.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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Forrest first rose to acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s with the band 24-7 Spyz, which mixed metal, hardcore, punk and funk.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ever have a conversation with a colleague that blows up?—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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What of Norman Powell, who is blowing up with a career year of his own at 31?—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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It was later broadened with press junkets with French talent promoting their work, and was further expanded two years ago with French TV screenings and a day-long confab dedicated to export.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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False claims promoted by President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform sought to blame the Democratic Party for the wildfires.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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The national media trumpets Tomlin’s non-losing seasons, while the local radio shock jocks blast him for postseason failures.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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While pundits and media outlets will continue to trumpet revolutions in artificial intelligence (AI), many won’t go into any depth as to the specifics.—
Charles Crouchman,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, ahead of the DNC’s first official candidate forum over the weekend, Minnesota state party chair Ken Martin touted more than 20 endorsements from state party leaders and DNC members in the South.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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While the Energy Department touts its high-tech laboratories and research facilities, the agency’s people are equally critical to its mission.—
Margaret E. Kosal,
The Conversation,
12 Jan. 2025
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