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Recent Examples of would-be
As a nonprofit, Project NOLA is independent of any one municipality and offers its base model cameras to would-be hosts free of charge and upgrades them every five years.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yet higher rates aren’t deterring would-be buyers, possibly because the area remains relatively affordable compared to other markets.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Great news for would-be Mustangers is that close to a million coupes, 112,777 fastbacks, and 174,064 convertibles were made through 1966, so buyers have plenty of examples to choose from, despite massive attrition over the decades.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yet higher rates aren’t deterring would-be buyers, possibly because the area remains relatively affordable compared to other markets.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Great news for would-be Mustangers is that close to a million coupes, 112,777 fastbacks, and 174,064 convertibles were made through 1966, so buyers have plenty of examples to choose from, despite massive attrition over the decades.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for would-be
Adjective
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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is the Washington Commanders' newest offensive weapon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Breaking through entails navigating a thicket of customer perceptions, expectations, and a general reluctance to try something new when the existing solution feels sufficient.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Within days, he was appointed as the new, young, untried head coach (and now manager) of former club Arsenal with his work ethic, his ambitions and his non-negotiables.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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At the time, states that still practiced the death penalty struggled as their lethal drug suppliers, not wanting to be associated with executions, cut ties and corrections offices experimented with untried methods.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
26 Sep. 2024
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While the German shepherd is politely holding back, his opponent can't wait to tuck in, to the point that his owner has to physically stop him from grabbing the unseasoned spaghetti before the contest even started.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Other human foods that cats can eat unseasoned and without bones are salmon, chicken, turkey, beef, organ meat, shrimp, lamb, pork and canned tuna in spring water only.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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Well, the beginning days of spring can be cold, too.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Some of the efforts being eyed by hardline Republicans are focused on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers, which DOGE — the brainchild of billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk — has sought to dismantle since the beginning days of the Trump administration.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
28 Feb. 2025
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In reference to Table 1, TRINA 1.0 was able to perform telemedicine and unskilled physical tasks.—
Kris Hauser,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 May 2020
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Consecutive droughts in recent years have devastated livestock populations, forcing hundreds of thousands of herders to give up their traditional lifestyles and move, as unskilled workers, to sprawling towns.—
Mohamed Adow,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Projects with large user bases, established reputations and third-party audits are generally less risky than new or untested platforms.—
Cathy Ross,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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And Treasury Department officials are likely worried that untested code might cause the payments system to crash.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2025
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The grant, part of former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act's $1.5 billion allocation for urban and community forestry, was intended to boost green spaces from New Orleans to Oregon, offering shade, cleaner air, and climate resilience to some of America's most vulnerable neighborhoods.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The white floral mixed with intense green notes, like violet leaves, makes for a really simple, fresh, and playful bouquet.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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This encourages the entire organization, from entry-level employees to seasoned managers, to stay curious, innovate and contribute meaningfully to the success of the enterprise. 1.—
Michael Horowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The new MacBook Air laptops will have 16GB of unified memory in their entry-level models, a new baseline due to the needs of Apple Intelligence.—
Joe Osborne,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Would-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/would-be. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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