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as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
all of the television networks will carry the president's speech
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
carried off the award for best picture of the year
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity
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Recent Examples of carry
Boston Police arrested a Dorchester man for allegedly carrying a Glock without a license Saturday.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
Another is Wait Botanicamente AKA Eau de Parfum, which carries spices like pink pepper and saffron alongside a burst of grapefruit and grounding cedar.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Clark produced 58 yards on 14 carries, along with two catches for 14 yards in four appearances.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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The city expects to begin negotiating a new waste hauling contract in late 2026.—
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The Tribune claimed that the city was overstating the success of the Blue Bag program by determining the recycling rate only when considering garbage sorted at MRRFs when, in fact, a lot of recyclables were going to waste transfer stations where they were hauled to landfills.—
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If packing your kids’ lunch for school was an Olympic sport, my mother would have been a gold medalist every year.—
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Each of the eight luxurious scents is packed with softening coconut oil and shea butter.—
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Below, three interior designers share the color combos that look tacky today—plus offer modern alternatives.—
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For her, the small acts help process loss and offer hope to others returning to empty lots.—
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Molinaro’s visit will include a ride on the Blue Line and a roundtable with local officials and business leaders, according to Cagle.—
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All programs — including athletics, community education and adult education — are cancelled Thursday and Friday.—
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Strategic training and long-term transition plans The timing of this contract aligns with broader Navy efforts to sustain and eventually transition the E-6B fleet to its next generation.—
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Police were called to the scene after a report of a 3-year-old boy who was believed to have sustained a gunshot wound.—
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Bregman played his first nine seasons with the Houston Astros, winning World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 — although the first of those yielded a sign-stealing scandal that earned Bregman and his teammates plenty of scorn.—
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After doing some work onstage, the actor and comedian finally began appearing on-screen in the 1970s, earning small roles in TV shows like Police Woman, The Waltons and The Jeffersons.—
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Warraich believes that this shift becomes clearer when looking at how autonomous systems behave inside complex environments.—
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When the solution comes into contact with gold or palladium surfaces, the metals themselves behave as catalysts.—
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To safely transport your new baby home from the hospital, consider the Peg Perego City Loop Infant Car Seat & Stroller Combo, which comes with a stroller and is 20% off.—
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Airlines transport about 35% of global trade by value but only about 1% of world trade by volume, according to the trade group International Air Transport Association.—
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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