as in to begin
to come into existence
several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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From jocks to nerds, cheerleaders to shy kids, Dazed captures the universality of being a young person on the cusp of truly entering the world, whether you're actualized or not.
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
This is how new ideas, inventions and creations are actualized.
—Simone Milasas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite his claims in 2018, Trump could not actualize the executive order during his first tenure as commander-in-chief.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Jordan’s statements about a deeper investigation of Hunter Biden will actualize under President-elect Trump, who has long critiqued Democrats for allegedly spurring baseless legal battles.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
This is how new ideas, inventions and creations are actualized.
—Simone Milasas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite his claims in 2018, Trump could not actualize the executive order during his first tenure as commander-in-chief.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Jordan’s statements about a deeper investigation of Hunter Biden will actualize under President-elect Trump, who has long critiqued Democrats for allegedly spurring baseless legal battles.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Eaton Fire, meanwhile, had just begun in nearby Altadena at around 6:18 p.m. local time.—
Hanna Park, Karina Tsui and Amanda Jackson,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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European leaders began work on Sunday on their own framework for peace.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Love, playing in just his 21st game this season with the Heat, started and scored 10 points with six rebounds.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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He’s started 44 of a possible 51 games in the last three years.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Looking farther into the future, the low-rate mortgages originated in the early 2020s will last for decades, causing low mobility.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The tradition of receiving ashes originates from biblical times when wearing sackcloth and ashes symbolized repentance.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the problem on the tour most likely wouldn’t have arisen in Illinois, whose legislators noticed a problem and addressed it.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The reason why this distinction between common and statutory law matters, at least to Jackson, is because the concept of aiding and abetting arises out of the common law.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Loading your audio article LOS ALTOS HILLS — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in No. 2 Pinewood’s Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal win over No. 3 Priory, the chants commenced.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The company posted an extensive FAQ on its website with details about the going-out-of-business sales, which are set to commence immediately.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The downside, warn many of the officials who appear in Disclosure, is that keeping this information secret and compartmentalized within the government and the military industrial complex could result in an intelligence failure exponentially worse than what happened with 9/11.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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That appeared to have been the start of a wider onslaught by Assad loyalists, who launched coordinated attacks on government positions in the country’s northwest, killing and imprisoning members of the security forces.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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There is no disagreement that even with 2020 not counting, Goldstein’s NCAA eligibility ended in 2024.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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