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The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But the smugglers put about 50 people, each paying at least €2,000, into each boat (the boats, usually eight metres by two metres, are actually designed for about ten passengers).
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The signing of Act 231 this year put about $10 million aside for the department to bolster its invasive species work and biosecurity, after lawmakers pressured the DOA to do a better job.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But the smugglers put about 50 people, each paying at least €2,000, into each boat (the boats, usually eight metres by two metres, are actually designed for about ten passengers).
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The signing of Act 231 this year put about $10 million aside for the department to bolster its invasive species work and biosecurity, after lawmakers pressured the DOA to do a better job.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The request from Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the Oversight Committee, came about a month after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before the same committee about the city’s similar policies.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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What's next: The first 11 new trash trucks are anticipated to replace old ones in the coming month, with the others coming about a year later.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fred Couples turned back the clock Thursday but couldn’t quite recreate that magic Friday (still timeless!).—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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According to court documents, Marchbanks and Pennington arrived at the parking lot with Ater in the same car, and Ater approached and conversed with the rest of the suspects in another car before turning back and shooting at Marchbanks and Pennington.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2025
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The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.—
Laura King,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2024
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In Sunday’s season finale, Tim sets out to poison his family with a fatal batch of piña coladas only to change his mind a sip or two in.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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As part of a health movement, the capital city of Montevideo banned dining establishments from setting out the high-sodium condiments.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Judy Benjamin, PhD, now 80 years old, set off on Saturday, April 5, on a 3,000-mile journey across the country.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The price of oil, the lifeline of Moscow’s economy and war machine, has fallen nearly 15 percent since April 2, setting off fears of a global recession.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, national park operations were disrupted when President Donald Trump, via executive action, laid off hundreds of seasonal park employees before reversing course.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last Wednesday, hours before President Donald Trump reversed course on many of his tariffs, one of the world’s richest people made an ask of wealthy sports owners.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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