as in to find out
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Now, Firefly is about to find out if its lunar program is a technical success.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025 -
These lists didn’t exist during the earliest days of the band, but some longtime followers may still be surprised to find out that before now, the musicians had never placed anywhere on any of these purchase-centric rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Irregular black patches run down the snakes’ backs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Over time, water ran down into the building, causing the supporting beams to rot.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing studies already showing there is no link.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Researchers have studied these midges for decades, documenting their impressive resistance to extreme conditions.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 Mar. 2025
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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By investing in smarter recommendation systems and rethinking success metrics, the industry can build a future where every track has a chance to be heard and listeners enjoy the thrill of unexpected discoveries.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry reported that a total of 11 Chinese balloons were detected flying over the island and the in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on Friday. 5 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today.—
Ryan Chan,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kaspersky further advised, in all but the last case, existing endpoint protection platforms are capable of detecting, mitigating, and removing infostealer malware that can lead to credit card data ending up on the dark web.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The disposition of Dahlin’s estate is being determined in a supervised probate case.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Learn to use local frost dates to determine when to start seeds indoors and how to prepare seedlings for life outdoors.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reuters could not ascertain the identity of the people behind Celebration Cards, which also receives revenue from the trading activities of the meme coin.—
Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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A bit of detective work ascertained its surprising provenance: The crate was an unsolicited donation from eccentric wrestling fanatic and convicted murderer John du Pont, an heir to the chemical company fortune who had attended UM decades earlier.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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According to a police report, Justin Pfeifer texted his friend Marshall about six weeks before that, trying to discern the make of Mulligan’s car.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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And scientists will be able to discern these ice spectra with unprecedented clarity thanks to SPHEREx’s observations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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