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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an axis of previously nonaligned nations
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Notre-Dame’s medieval artisans—the blacksmiths who forged the axes, hewers who squared the timber, joiners who connected the timbers without nails or screws—represented a savoir-faire, or expertise, that has all but died out in the age of Ikea.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
The viewing angle is solid, at 178 degrees along each axis, and the screen's refresh rate of 170Hz is more than capable of keeping up with even the best graphics cards.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
But it was automated and could turn on its own axis.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Thyroid or pituitary gland conditions: Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) can affect the HPO axis and result in menstrual irregularities.
—Laura Schober, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
The viewing angle is solid, at 178 degrees along each axis, and the screen's refresh rate of 170Hz is more than capable of keeping up with even the best graphics cards.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
But it was automated and could turn on its own axis.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Thyroid or pituitary gland conditions: Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) can affect the HPO axis and result in menstrual irregularities.
—Laura Schober, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
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The woman was initially taken to a police station and then transferred to a psychiatric center, according to the Telegram channel for the Iranian newspaper Farhikhtegan.Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The tree will be placed in the center of the White House Blue Room and decorated with a theme that will be unveiled after the Thanksgiving holiday.Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
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Others were composed of city-states or anchored by large nomadic confederacies.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
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James Devaney The specific shade of that dress–somewhere between Sabato de Sarno’s Ancora red and what Pantone’s trend forecasting hub has identified as Windsor Wine–is fast becoming one of the most popular colors of the moment.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Unlike most games, Call of Duty has ditched individual applications and adopted a centralized hub, kind of like how Fortnite offers multiple game modes in a single ecosystem.Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Those same attributes are also essential to strengthening emerging regional alliances in Asia Pacific and the Middle East and to establish new partnerships in other geo-strategic regions.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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But that alliance was very, very, very strong and very solidified.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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But there's a good chance every bite of the nation’s orange obsession has its origins in the same spot: Morton, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, Illinois that touts itself as the pumpkin capital of the world.John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Every unit would be able to handle its own capital allocation, simplify decision-making, and raise operational effectiveness.Jim Osman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tried to contain the damage by replacing several cabinet ministers and dissolving LDP factions, essentially coalitions within the party.Helen Regan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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To tackle this challenge, Adobe, NYT and Twitter launched the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), a coalition of over 3,700 organizations that now include TikTok, Microsoft, and Nvidia.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Detroit museum has been a mecca for everyone from Snoop Dogg to Metallica.Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
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Wayfair operates nine specialty brand home furnishings stores in four states, including Joss & Main at Oakbrook Center, the same sprawling, 62-year-old west suburban retail mecca where Boll & Branch is setting up shop.Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The bill was supported by the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents border agents.Brian Bennett, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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The seasonal employees are covered under the bargaining agreement that UPS signed with the Teamsters union in 2023, a union representative confirmed to USA TODAY.James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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