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as in passed (down)
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as in informed
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That initial interest was informed by his love of skateboarding.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Her company introduces a distinctive approach within its category—Quantum Intervention—a framework informed by research and scientific insights and advanced AI personalization into tools for resilience, recovery, and growth.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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In his financial filings for his Senate campaign, Russell reported raising $2,037 in contributions, and a $1,000 loan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Coast Guard later transported the family from the island to a nearby hospital, local ABC affiliate WCVB reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Officials at the college of roughly 2,800 undergraduates initially notified students on Sunday about Smith, whose disappearance was reported to Middlebury police earlier that afternoon.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Police said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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How much each team earns through revenue sharing is also not typically disclosed.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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So far, no information has been disclosed that clearly links the man charged with Kirk's killing to leftist groups or movements.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, however, senior Chiefs reporter Matt McMullen revealed another wild stat that sheds a whole new light on Kansas City's dominance this season.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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His first symptoms manifested in low-grade fevers and transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM), a rash that affects some infants with Down syndrome, per the National Cancer Institute.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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And then someone who had no support at all and what that ultimately manifested into.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
22 Oct. 2025
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Purushotham argued that build versus buy is often not an either/or, though his team stays apprised of what Citi’s 30,000 software developers are working on.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Terms of the deal have not been divulged.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Haltom divulged the casket’s backstory in the post, hoping its authenticity might entice a lover of all things macabre.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Handed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed%20down. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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