dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/wes_MW.json
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": swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lovett's own genre-bridging music \u2014 which blends elements of jazz, country, western swing , folk, gospel and blues \u2014 helps bring people together. \u2014 Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"The other true point guard on the Heat roster, undrafted rookie Marcus Garrett, is with the team\u2019s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, but is expected to rejoin the Heat during next week\u2019s five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
"When/if Victor Oladipo returns from his May quadriceps surgery remains up in the air, not traveling with the Heat for the start of the current five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
"With Thursday night\u2019s 112-109 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, the Heat fell to 0-3 on their five-game western swing , with a Saturday test against the Utah Jazz up next. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Morris is dealing with whiplash, the result of his fracas with center Nikola Jokic in Tuesday night\u2019s loss to the Denver Nuggets at the start of this five-game western swing that concludes Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Opening their five-game western swing seemingly a time zone or two behind the action, the Heat fell 113-96 Monday night to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"But the most remarkable thing about Asleep at the Wheel might be a musical group identified predominantly with western swing lasting 50 years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021",
"That sort of approach is compatible with, and perhaps even a defining feature of, being a western swing band, in Benson\u2019s view. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana ) of western North America the male of which is black, yellow, and orange-red":[]
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67\u00b030\u2032W":[]
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, Kissi, and Gola which are spoken in western Africa from Senegal to Liberia and Fulani which has spread eastward from Senegal to Cameroon":[]
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"West Bend":{
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"geographical name"
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"city in southeastern Wisconsin north-northwest of Milwaukee population 31,078":[]
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"West Nile virus":{
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": a flavivirus (species West Nile virus of the genus Flavivirus ) that causes an illness marked by fever, headache, muscle ache, skin rash, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis and that is spread especially from birds to humans by mosquitoes":[],
": the illness caused by West Nile virus":[]
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"from West Nile province of Uganda, where the virus was isolated in 1937":""
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a large, nonvenomous rat snake ( Pantherophis obsoletus synonym Pantherophis obsoleta synonym Elaphe obsoleta ) of the central U.S. found west of the Mississippi River that is typically black with a white throat":[],
"\u2014 compare eastern rat snake , gray rat snake":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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"western wallflower":{
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"noun"
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": a prairie rocket ( Erysimum asperum ) chiefly of the western U.S. having orange-yellow flowers":[],
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"Western Wall":{
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"geographical name"
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"wall in Jerusalem, Israel, that is the only remaining remnant of the Second Temple of Jerusalem (the rest was destroyed by the Romans in 70 a.d. ) and is a sacred place of prayer for Jewish people":[]
},
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"western tent caterpillar":{
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": a caterpillar that is the larva of a lasiocampid moth ( Malacosoma pluviale ) and that feeds on cherry, apple, and other trees in western U.S. and Canada":[]
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"West Bengal":{
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"geographical name"
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"state of eastern India comprising the western third of the former Bengal province and bordering on Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal; capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 91,276,115":[]
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"western waterleaf":{
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"noun"
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": a perennial herb ( Hydrophyllum occidentale ) of the western U.S. having pinnate leaves with toothed leaflets and a round cluster of small white to violet flowers borne on the end of a tall stalk":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a valuable forage grass ( Agropyron smithii ) of the western U.S.":[],
": bluestem sense 1a":[]
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"western tomato blight":{
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"noun"
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": a disease of the tomato that is common west of the Rocky mountains and is caused by the curly top virus of sugar beets and transmitted by the beet leafhopper but produces entirely different effects from typical curly top (as yellowing of foliage sometimes with some purple coloration, premature ripening of the fruit, or rigidity of the foliage)":[]
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"West Aramaic":{
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"noun"
],
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": western aramaic":[]
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"western saddle":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a deep-seated saddle used originally by cattlemen that has broad skirts and fenders and a high pommel with a horn for holding the lariat":[]
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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"West Highland white terrier":{
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
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"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"western sugar maple":{
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": a forest tree ( Acer grandidentatum ) of western North America having the leaves hairy underneath and the lobes usually toothed":[]
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"Western blot":{
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"noun"
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": a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies":[]
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"\u02ccwes-t\u0259rn-\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
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"after Southern blot":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014319"
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"Western Sudanic":{
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": a language family of western Africa to which were added the Bantu and Adamawa-Eastern languages to form the Niger-Congo family":[]
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"noun"
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": slender wheat grass":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021327"
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"Weston":{
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"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 65,333":[]
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259n"
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"western red lily":{
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"noun"
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": a slender erect herb ( Lilium umbellatum ) of the prairies of central North America having narrow mostly alternate leaves and erect orange-red flowers spotted toward the base":[]
},
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"western blight":{
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"noun"
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": western tomato blight":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044235"
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"West Nile encephalitis":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": a severe form of West Nile virus marked by encephalitis":[]
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"\u02c8west-\u02c8n\u012bl-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045419"
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"western redtail":{
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": a red-tailed hawk ( Buteo borealis calurus ) of western North America":[]
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"West New York":{
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"town on the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey population 49,708":[]
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"tract of land in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie area about 5470 square miles (14,222 square kilometers)":[]
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"western bluebird":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a bluebird ( Sialia mexicana occidentalis ) of western North America that is typically more purplish than the eastern form and has a patch of chestnut on the back":[]
},
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a large arborvitae ( Thuja plicata ) chiefly of the Pacific Northwest with reddish-brown bark and wood":[],
": the wood of the western red cedar":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Feature walls fashioned from western red cedar , a material that can withstand water, bookend the 13-foot-long pool. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The Outdoor Living Today Western Red Cedar Greenhouse is made of durable western red cedar , which is naturally resistant to rot and insects. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Ponderosa pine is a fast-growing and very long-lived tree, while another to consider is the tall and stately western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Oct. 2021",
"That starts with the approach and the front door, made of western red cedar . \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
"The species, together with Douglas fir and western red cedar , form Vancouver Island\u2019s triumvirate of ancient giants. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
"And per the regulation, a western red cedar would need a circumference of more than 12.6 feet to gain protection, a width that would require it to be cut in half lengthwise to fit a logging truck bed. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
"Serious disease, insect or abiotic problems in western red cedar usually cause overall discoloration, thinning of the crown, dieback of the top and then the entire tree. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The tree in your photo appears to be a western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020"
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"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"city northeast of Beverly Hills in southwestern California population 34,399":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"definitions":{
": traveling or heading west":[]
},
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"\u02c8west-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8wes(t)-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
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"Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The eastbound flight is AS 216, westbound is AS 330. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"In 2002, Ben and Kami\u2014with their newborn, Dove, in tow\u2014began a westbound cycling trip across the United States. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
"The 2022 construction season will focus on the remaining half of eastbound and the first half of westbound improvements. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Traffic camera footage on ARDOT's iDrive Arkansas site showed westbound traffic moving normally by Thursday evening. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"As the Globe reported in April, two of the six chargers installed at rest stops along the 138-mile highway \u2014 in Natick and the westbound Charlton stop \u2014 have been out of service for over a year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Two drivers are dead in a wrong-way, head-on crash that shut down westbound Interstate 275 in Hamilton County for several hours overnight, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"This incident has halted eastbound traffic and delayed westbound traffic. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of the interstate are either elevated above local roads or have vast, ongoing construction between the westbound and eastbound lanes. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092420"
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": a white pine ( Pinus monticola ) with stout blue-green leaves 2 to 4 inches long and long-stalked cones 5 to 12 inches long":[],
": ponderosa pine sense 1":[],
": limber pine":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101309"
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"western equine encephalitis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": equine encephalitis occurring in the western U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense b":[
"While there is no specific treatment for western equine encephalitis , prevention centers on controlling mosquitoes and avoiding mosquito bites.",
"\u2014 Frank X. Mullen, Jr.",
"\u2014 abbreviation WEE"
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"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115841"
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"western kingbird":{
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"definitions":{
": a kingbird ( Tyrannus verticalis ) of the western U.S. that has a pale gray head, back, and breast, a yellow belly, and a black tail edged in white":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120328"
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"West Bromwich":{
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"town northwest of Birmingham in the West Midlands, west central England population 73,000":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125208"
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"Westie":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": west highland white terrier":[]
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"\u02c8we-st\u0113"
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"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": jeffrey pine":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144245"
},
"westness":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being west":[]
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"\u02c8wes(t)n\u0259\u0307s"
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"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153103"
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"definitions":{
": a breed of small very hardy beef cattle from the Highlands of Scotland having thick shaggy hair varying from dun to brindle or black and long curved horns set widely apart":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from West Highlands , western part of the Highlands of Scotland":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153642"
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"type":[
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
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"Monday\u2019s derailment followed an incident Sunday in which three people in a sedan were killed about 20 miles west of Stockton, Calif., when the car tried to cross in front of an Amtrak train. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The pair was found dead at the family's home in rural Islandton, South Carolina, about 65 miles west of Charleston. \u2014 Jay Varela, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"In the early 1840s, people from Cologne, Germany, settled an area 90 miles north of Chicago and about five miles west of Lake Michigan. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"The refuge is just above the Sauty Creek embayment on TVA\u2019s Guntersville Reservoir, 7 miles west of Scottsboro in Jackson County. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
"The water treatment plant was back online in the city about 330 miles west of Dallas by about 8 a.m. Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"Fern Canyon is just over six hours from both San Francisco and Sacramento and less than four hours west of Redding. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
"Walcott, a town of about 1,500, is five hours east of Omaha, Neb., and three hours west of that immense hub of interstate transport, Chicago. \u2014 Lan Samantha Chang, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
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"Global will also lease a section of the property on the west side of Route 1A, including a dock on Chelsea Creek; there are no immediate plans to redevelop the waterfront part of the site. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Cherries from the west side of Michigan are being brought in for festival-goers. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m., on the west side of Marlton Avenue, in a parking lot not associated with the plaza, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Of the other homicides and nonfatal shootings reported since June 23, eight occurred on the city\u2019s north and northwest sides; three on the west side; and three on the south side, according to police. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Salt Lake City\u2019s approach to planting trees shifted in 2020, the same year Mendenhall announced an initiative to plant 1,000 trees a year on the west side. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Marchers made their way from Colonel Summers Park to the west side of Revolution Hall, where almost 400 people gathered to listen to more speakers. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"On the west side of Konstanz sits Reichenau, another UNESCO World Heritage site. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Saturday, Colin was centered about 25 miles west -southwest of Myrtle Beach. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"It is expected to move west -northwest for the next few days, reaching the eastern Caribbean by the weekend. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"That bid appears to have ballooned the price and derailed plans by a short line operator to move its train traffic out of neighborhoods in Salt Lake City\u2019s west side. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Gorman is a long-time resident of Cleveland\u2019s west side, born and raised in Lakewood. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 2 a.m. EST (1800 GMT) that Alex's maximum sustained winds had increased to 65 mph (105 kph) and was centered about 475 miles (765 kilometers) west -southwest of Bermuda. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"Agatha currently has sustained winds of 75 mph and is 200 miles west -southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico. \u2014 Haley Brink, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"The Michaels Organization plan envisions high-rise residential towers on the east and west side of the site. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022"
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"Heavy rain is pounding the Texas coast and western Louisiana on Friday. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Tropical Storm #Bonnie has formed in the western Caribbean. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Waiters wore vintage western shirts, while an Old Western poker dealer was there to coordinate games of cards. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
"But this cooler air brings the chance of rain and occasional thunderstorms, which could impact travel to parts of western New York and Pennsylvania in the earlier part of the weekend. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The skies over some western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July this year, as some major fireworks displays are canceled again in 2022. \u2014 Maureen Mackey | Fox News, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"Bergstr\u00f6m added that the DNA from the western grey wolves is most commonly found in dogs from the Middle East and Africa, such as the Basenji breed. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The region of western Ohio is a vast expanse of farms interrupted only by the occasional water tower or patch of trees. \u2014 Patrick Cooley, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Other western neighbors who have taken in Ukrainians in big numbers include Hungary (more than 860,000 crossings) and Romania (more than 736,000 crossings). \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
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"This film is pure revenge, and, so, pure western in our opinion. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western -most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun\u2019s Camaro. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The fatality comes six months after the high-profile killing of another cinematographer on the set of a low-budget western in New Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Brolin\u2019s character in this western , Amazon\u2019s Outer Range, is ranch holder Royal Abbott, patriarch of Abbott Ranch and owner of one great-looking zip jacket with a corduroy collar. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The playful video uses bright colors and modern scenes to display a modern, parodied version of a western . \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Sopranos are the blueprint for modern television and so their genes are as much in Yellowstone as the genes of any American western . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the question posed by director Jane Campion in this hysterical gay western . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The Netflix western , which received eight BAFTA nominations, won the awards Sunday for director and best picture. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Fern Canyon is just over six hours from both San Francisco and Sacramento and less than four hours west of Redding. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
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"The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m., on the west side of Marlton Avenue, in a parking lot not associated with the plaza, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Of the other homicides and nonfatal shootings reported since June 23, eight occurred on the city\u2019s north and northwest sides; three on the west side; and three on the south side, according to police. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Salt Lake City\u2019s approach to planting trees shifted in 2020, the same year Mendenhall announced an initiative to plant 1,000 trees a year on the west side. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"That bid appears to have ballooned the price and derailed plans by a short line operator to move its train traffic out of neighborhoods in Salt Lake City\u2019s west side. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This season, campuses with abound in tartan, weskits , cummerbunds, slacks and separate jackets. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Aug. 2019",
"The dining chair upholstery, with one dramatic stripe woven into the fabric, is echoed in the weskits of the wait staff, who are all model handsome. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 24 Oct. 2016"
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