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Adverb
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Prevost was first revealed as a White Sox fan when his brother, John Prevost, mentioned it in an interview with WGN-TV.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025 -
Rob Pelinka first signed young forward Jake LaRavia and then backed up that move by signing Deandre Ayton.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
Adverb
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Huawei is now pushing a third mobile OS, bringing real competition to iOS and Android for the first time in a decade.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The techy Ascent series has gotten an upgrade in the last year or so, but the older models (now on sale) are still good.—
Brittany Romano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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Douglas met the press after earlier in the day receiving a surprise award statuette from the festival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 July 2025
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Avoid powdery mildew on tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkin and melon leaves with a quick rinse of water early in the morning.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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And the techie giants are in hot pursuit: F1 marks a brilliant breakthrough for Apple, and Amazon MGM before long will be unfurling a new Bond.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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Like technology in general, this will pervade all sectors before long.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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