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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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as in to happen
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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5
as in to do
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Verb
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Surveillance video appears to show a man in a white shirt — later identified by cops as Mora Nunez — get off the moped and approach them from behind, gun in hand.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025 -
Asset liquidation, when approached strategically and executed through the right third-party partners, not only generates immediate capital but also strengthens the company’s overall health and readiness for what’s next.—
Albert Golukhov,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Responding to a 911 call placed by the surviving victim, officers with the Austin Police Department arrived at 804 East Braker Lane and found both occupants suffering from gunshot wounds.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Profile photos from your cousin's wedding Amateur hour arrives when your profile picture looks grabbed from last weekend's barbecue.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In 2004, the nickname became a registered trademark of the university.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Soon after, Vernor opened his own pharmacy on Woodward Avenue, and its soda fountain became the first place in the world to buy Vernors ginger ale in 1866.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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There was a fan-cast that happened that same day, and the first person to post something, their fan cast was me.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Nothing that happened in the meeting between Jaishankar and Wang Yi changes this larger reality.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The Great Lakes freighter sank — one of the largest on Lake Superior ever to do so — during a violent November storm in 1975 while carrying Minnesota ore.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The audience knows more about Jane than Xavier does.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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Celebrity status became an advantage for these public figures when entering the courtroom and facing a jury of their peers, experts told Fox News Digital.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Verb
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As entrepreneurship becomes more global and technical barriers to entry continue to rise, the demand for operational support appears to be universal.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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But the name Sullivan appeared in 1900 as the 898th most popular name.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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The Raptors got within one on a 3-pointer by Jamal Shead with 3:56 to go.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Brian Harman got the best of the weather — surprising sunshine — and took dead aim in his hunt for another claret jug.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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