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as in ordering
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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as in charging
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Verb
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The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025 -
Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This prompted one Keller parent to sue the school board, asking a judge to intervene in the split and prevent the board from future violations of the law.—
Cody Copeland and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Opt-in systems are most effective when paired with instruction about disasters and how to respond to warnings, Sellnow said, making education a crucial responsibility of local governments.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Proponents of cursive instruction point to studies that indicate cursive instruction can help students improve memory and information retention, versus taking notes on a computer.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Eavesdroppers can’t hear the dictation from the user, nor the computer’s response.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Feb. 2019
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Share your best ideas (voice dictation is great for doing this on walks) and ask for variations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard closed at Loop 101 Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale was scheduled to close in both directions at Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) from 9 p.m. July 25 to 5 a.m. July 28 for a widening project, according to ADOT.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Cosmic rays bounce across the universe in all directions, meaning Earth is bombarded from all sides by trillions of them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Local media reports indicate that Bolsonaro faces additional restrictions beyond the ankle monitor, including prohibitions on social media use and contact with other individuals under Supreme Court investigation.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The 90-day prohibition is one of several closures and restrictions new this summer at Lake Tahoe.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025
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“Bidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bidding. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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