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as in to minister (to)
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as in to cotton (to)
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The prospectors liked to compare the warm, unctuous caress of the silt on their legs and thighs to the kisses of ten thousand lips, rather than imagine that the river had nothing to offer them—except mud.—
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Bagail 8-piece Packing Cube Set While dress codes during the day skew casual on board a ship, passengers do like to dress up at night, which means the pressure is on to pull together a classy outfit that’s not on repeat.—
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Payton, however, would prefer it this way.—
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Shoppers are gravitating to comfy blankets to wrap up in and drape over armchairs and beds.—
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Players gravitated to McDaniel, who has a style and swagger to him that will be missed.—
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
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Instead, designers are favoring a few consistent shapes, aligned and grouped just so.—
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“Tend (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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