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as in with
using the means or agency of contacted her via telephone

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Recent Examples of via Villanueva-Morales, however, fled the country via Texas and remained at large for several weeks after the shooting, police said. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Out June 20 via Thrill Jockey, the album precedes a tour, including a show at New York’s Knockdown Center. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025 Rest and relaxation are otherwise encouraged via the design itself, from the warm woods that wrap around the place to the open design that prioritizes open spaces for roaming, lots of windows for peering outside, and a bathroom with a massive tub for taking a good long soak. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 Coachella announced the times via social media posts; see the full lineups for both weekends on the festival’s Instagram post, below. Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for via
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  • Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Stockton recalled a 2023 event put on by the Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative campus group.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • The 25-year-old is on a four-fight win streak with victories over Nick Fiore, Jordan Leavitt, Viacheslav Borshchev, and Clay Guida.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The book went on to become a best seller and was subsequently adapted into a film in 1976 with Sissy Spacek in the title role.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Mahdi's earliest memory was his father slamming his mother through a glass table and later lying to his son and saying his mother was dead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • The club has scored four runs or fewer in 18 of their 20 games played.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Two homes were badly charred by flames and smoke in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday night, according to firefighters.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Via.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/via. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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