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also bourn
as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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The core purpose of Taste Addison – promoting Addison's 200+ restaurants – will be reenvisioned to include new, year-round options to support and elevate North Texas' most vibrant dining hub.—
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS) which are made entirely out of organic waste.—
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Pending final validation, the production-intent robotaxi is expected to enter production at Lucid’s Arizona factory later this year.—
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Using credit cards heavily in the weeks or months before filing, especially for nonessential purchases, can raise questions about intent.—
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The $6 billion hedge fund firm, which trades credit relative value opportunities, has built up large stakes in several trusts, often with the aim of overhauling the boards in order to drive change and slash the large NAV discounts.—
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Both LEDs and lasers fall under the aims of something called photobiomodulation, which just means using light to help the skin heal itself.—
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Join Palmer in crushing New Year’s fitness goals with this nifty Pilates set that comes with a ring, mini ball, and four resistance bands.—
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Giving love to local venues For McLaughlin and Arthurs, the goal was always to bring the film to venues around the Carolinas as a way to promote those spaces, like The Milestone, that were filled with local music history.—
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The attack took place just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alerted the nation about Russia's intentions for a large-scale offensive.—
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Kansas and Missouri have spent the past 18 months trying to secure the team through sweeping stadium-funding incentives packages — which the Chiefs used last month to announce their intentions for a move to Kansas.—
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The owner of the space approached them and offered a good deal, Santos says, and the Eighth Street location fit with their idea of a Miami-forward restaurant.—
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Have a story idea or tip in Harlem?—
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Demonstrators were confronting a large group of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building when an object was thrown at officials.—
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Trujillo is a Chilean writer and translator, and author of the novel El vasto territorio (2021), the poetry chapbook Maestranza (2018), and the poem-object Intemperie (2017).—
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“Bourne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourne. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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