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as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
although we never intend more than an afternoon visit, she always insists we stay for dinner
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as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
you can always take a cab if the buses aren't running
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as in forever
for all time
I will love you always
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These assessments complement and support the care provided by primary care physicians and patients are always referred back to their physicians for follow-up care.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the intensive parent is not always the most reliable narrator.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The plan for Asakura wasn’t always to fight for the title in his debut.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the intensive parent is not always the most reliable narrator.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The plan for Asakura wasn’t always to fight for the title in his debut.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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In previous Dragon Age games, whenever the player traversed the world, non-playable party members would talk to each other about current events or their interests, fleshing out their perspectives and constantly evolving the dynamic between the team.George Yang, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Conclusion Google's platform constantly faces new waves of exploitation, showing that even the most advanced defenses and resources cannot stop every attack.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Caught in the vortex of egos is Cardinal Lawrence (played by a sharp Ralph Fiennes), an Englishman who’d tried to resign recently from his post over his growing doubt about his beliefs, but who was charged by the late pope to lead the conclave anyway.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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A couple of months after that, Trump started charging them dues anyway.Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is forever grateful to Kyle Richards.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Every business like yours dreams of keeping their customers forever.Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Leading players include Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com, with many new platforms continually bringing cutting-edge innovations to the space.Roomy Khan, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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After all, if one partner continually drops the ball in a business, that partnership probably won’t be sustainable.Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
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With the use of new tools, the workforce at all locations is performing more complex tasks, which means people must be permanently upskilled to keep up with the advanced capabilities of technology.Uli Erxleben, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Israel says the refugees should be permanently resettled outside its borders.Joseph Krauss, Julia Frankel, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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However, achieving a similar scale in Europe invariably requires crossing borders, which incurs more costs.Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
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But in presidential elections, the pair are almost always aligned—for a simple reason: Over many decades, the candidate that reigns on the fundamentals almost invariably leads big in the polls and dominates the betting odds.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Instead, cities are usually spending millions on more traditional style Level 2 charging infrastructure.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These include: World Cruises (typically 3-4 months long), Grand Voyages (usually 35-70 nights), and Back-to-back cruises (successive cruises on the same ship without disembarking).Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jones often posts about her grandkids on social media.Jackie Tempera, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Violent thunderstorms are most common in spring and summer, but a second surge of dangerous storms and tornadoes happens during fall and winter as cold air from the north often collides with warmer, moist air streaming out of the Gulf of Mexico.Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Always.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/always. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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