as in to mention
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
when our hosts adverted to the lateness of the hour we took the hint, and prepared to leave
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The report, which cited the public security ministry, did not mention the deportees’ ethnicity or other identifying details.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The report did not mention any instances of dead or fictitious employees getting paid.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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But each of those neurons are really highly specified.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
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The chain did not specify anything about the conduct in question.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have been spotted out and about with their three children, and people are noticing their closeness.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2025
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The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas keeps a tally of layoff notices.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit in Alabama brings a defamation claim against the woman, citing the NBC News interview.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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McMullen’s ouster comes after his attempt to merge the supermarket giant with smaller rival Albertsons was torpedoed by two judges in December, citing its potential to reduce competition and hike prices.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Among the instances of money laundering done through TD Bank as indicated in the settlement agreement was the laundering of $474 million in cash from fentanyl sales in the United States by Chinese criminal syndicates.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The ongoing confusion and mystery regarding Lionel Messi’s availability was amplified before kickoff on Thursday, and what followed was a tense victory that was tighter than the final scoreline indicated.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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One thing to note is that since Rutherford and Allvin took over in Vancouver, the club has somewhat rarely been very busy on deadline day itself — aside from minor trades involving players like Tyler Motte.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Under the Golden State’s constitution, as Hochman noted again and again in his presser of February 21, a governor has near unlimited power to grant clemency, which includes commutations of sentence and pardons.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Griffin quoted a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Christopher Miller, the Financial Times‘ Chief Correspondent in Kyiv.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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The World Population Review, quoting the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) figures, stated that 27.8 per cent of households nationwide were home to a feline at the end of 2019, compared to nearly 40 per cent for dogs.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Advert (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advert%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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