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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago
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as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement
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as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
a job conducting tourists through the historical museum
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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Recent Examples of conducted
The poll, conducted between December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, surveyed 808 Marylanders.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2026
First District Legislator Manuel Abarca IV was named the next chairperson of the legislature in a 5-4 vote conducted Monday afternoon.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Plans remained in flux for years as the state conducted water studies and counties like Tippecanoe fought back against ideas to pump water from their nearby reserves.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
Inside an interrogation room built for the occasion, members of the public will undergo a polygraph examination conducted by a real-life specialist, Ørjan Hesjedal, the festival announced Monday.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
The American taxpayers deserve nothing less, which is why the White House will ensure the audit is conducted impartially.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Their two children, ages 4 and 1, were found physically unharmed in the residence when police conducted the welfare check.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
China, Iran, and Russia conducted naval exercises in South African waters over the weekend, operations Pretoria said were a response to rising maritime tensions.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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The Otay bridge shelter, which opened in 2023 and is operated by nonprofit City Net, has graduated over 100 people into permanent housing.—
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Cleggett was the owner of a sober home business that operated in Boston, Wakefield, Quincy, and Weymouth.—
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The film, directed by renowned German New Wave artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, is the latest retelling of the story of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a real-life aristocrat accused of bathing in the blood of virgins to retain her youth.—
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Later in the year, the studio plans to move into production on Linda Lisboa, an elevated romantic drama to be directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) and produced in collaboration with industry vet Gareth Wiley (Match Point), with filming scheduled across Portugal and Canada.—
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At low electron densities, excitons behaved normally.—
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The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.—
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Newsom has long been a favorite of affluent donors, drawing support from a set of elite San Francisco families — including branches of the Getty, Pritzker, and Fisher fortunes — who have collectively steered tens of millions of dollars to his campaigns over more than two decades.—
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In turn, those officers steered ships to the Southeast Asian ports controlled by Francis and his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia.—
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The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood and other bodily fluids, even in microscopic amounts, and can survive on surfaces for a week.—
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In 2026, scientists will continue to look for any evidence that H5N1 has changed enough to be transmitted from human to human – a necessary step for the start of a new influenza pandemic.—
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Sessions are limited to six children, and each child must be supervised by a parent.—
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
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Her seat was initially filed by the appointment of Melinda De La Vega in 2024 as an interim council member, but in the November 2025 elections De La Vega instead ran for a different seat under the expectation that Pacheco might be acquitted.—
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Manly-Williams was a star witness against ex-Antioch K9 officer Morteza Amiri, who was convicted of siccing his dog on a man without cause, but acquitted of conspiracy and civil rights charges.—
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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