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{
"Theatine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a priest of the Order of Clerks Regular founded in 1524 in Italy by St. Cajetan and Gian Pietro Caraffa to reform Catholic morality and combat Lutheranism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Theatinus , from Latin Teatinus inhabitant of Chieti, from Teate Chieti, Italy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bn",
"-\u02cct\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Thecophora":{
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"definitions":{
": a suborder of Testudinata including all recent turtles except the leatherback":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from thec- + -phora":"Plural noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u00e4f(\u0259)r\u0259",
"\""
],
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Thelodus":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus of Silurian and Devonian ostracoderms (family Thelodontidae ) that have small dermal tubercles consisting of dentine and enamel":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek th\u0113l\u0113 nipple + New Latin -odus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8thel\u0259d\u0259s"
],
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"noun"
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"Thespesia":{
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"definitions":{
": a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) having undivided leaves and large bracted flowers with a nearly simple style and 5-celled ovary \u2014 see portia tree":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek, feminine of thespesios marvelous, divine, literally, told by a god; akin to Greek theos god and to enepein, ennepein to tell, speak":""
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"the\u02c8sp\u0113zh(\u0113)\u0259"
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"Thespesius":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus of Upper Cretaceous North American ornithischian dinosaurs related to Hadrosaurus":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek thespesios marvelous":""
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"the (great) unwashed":{
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": ordinary or common people who do not have a lot of money, power, or social status":[
"I'm just a member of the great unwashed ."
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"type":[
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"the (old) heave-ho":{
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": the act of causing someone to leave a job, place, or relationship":[
"The team's coach gave him the heave-ho for missing practices.",
"We got the old heave-ho when we couldn't pay the rent on our apartment."
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"the Antipodes":{
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"definitions":{
": Australia and New Zealand":[]
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"the Arctic Circle":{
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"definitions":{
": an imaginary line that goes around the Earth near the North Pole":[]
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"the Ascension":{
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"definitions":{
": the Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus Christ's journey to heaven after his death":[]
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"type":[
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"the Commonwealth":{
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": a U.S. state":[
"\u2014 used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia the Commonwealth of Kentucky"
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": the countries that were once part of the British Empire":[]
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"the Continent":{
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": the countries of Europe except for Great Britain and Ireland":[
"The book provides information on hotels in Britain and on the Continent ."
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"the Great White Way":{
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": a street in New York City where there are many theaters : Broadway":[
"Her show debuted on the Great White Way ."
]
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"the House":{
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": the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives":[]
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"the Messiah":{
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": Jesus Christ":[],
": a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews":[]
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"the Queen Mother":{
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"definitions":{
": the widow of a king who is the mother of the current king or queen":[]
},
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"type":[
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"the South Pole":{
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"definitions":{
": the most southern point on the surface of the earth":[]
},
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"the Southern Lights":{
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"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": large areas of green, red, blue, or yellow light that sometimes appear in the night sky in far southern regions":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"the Spanish":{
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"definitions":{
": the people of Spain : Spanish people":[]
},
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"the Spirit":{
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"definitions":{
": God in the form of a spirit in Christianity : the Holy Spirit":[]
},
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"the Treasury Department":{
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"definitions":{
": the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money":[]
},
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"the Trinity":{
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"definitions":{
": the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit existing as one God":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085232",
"type":[
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},
"the Twelve":{
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"definitions":{
": the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ":[]
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"type":[
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"the all clear":{
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"definitions":{
": an indication that a situation is no longer dangerous":[
"\"How will we know when it's safe to leave",
"Doctors have given her the all clear and she should be back at work next week."
]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the apocalypse":{
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"definitions":{
": the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible":[
"Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.",
"waiting for the apocalypse"
]
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"the apple of someone's eye":{
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
": a person or thing that someone loves very much":[
"His daughter is the apple of his eye ."
]
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"the appointed hour":{
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"definitions":{
": the time agreed upon":[
"We arrived at the appointed hour ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090320",
"type":[
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"the arts":{
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"definitions":{
": painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination":[
"She's a patron of the arts .",
"He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235720",
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"the big house":{
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"definitions":{
": a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime : prison":[
"He spent four years in the big house ."
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"type":[
"noun"
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},
"the big leagues":{
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"definitions":{
": the two highest U.S. baseball leagues (the American League and the National League)":[
"He always dreamed of playing in the big leagues .",
"\u2014 often used figuratively She's moving up to the big leagues in the television industry. She's in the big leagues now, working for a major law firm in a large city."
]
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"the big question":{
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"definitions":{
": the thing everyone would like to know":[
"The big question is, will he be number one in the football draft"
]
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"the black arts":{
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"definitions":{
": magic that is associated with the devil or with evil spirits : black magic":[
"She was accused of practicing the black arts ."
]
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"the call of nature":{
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"definitions":{
": the need to use a toilet":[
"He had to leave suddenly to answer/obey the call of nature ."
]
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"the calm/lull before the storm":{
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"definitions":{
": a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085049",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
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"the cold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cold weather":[
"The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.",
"I stood there shivering in the cold .",
"Come in out of the cold ."
]
},
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"type":[
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"the common touch":{
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"definitions":{
": the ability of someone in a position of power or authority to attract the support of ordinary people":[
"He is a politician with the common touch ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123607",
"type":[
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"the competition":{
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"definitions":{
": a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with":[
"He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.",
"Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.",
"In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition . It's so much better that all the others."
]
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"type":[
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"the conditional":{
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"definitions":{
": the mood or form that is used to say that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens":[
"The conditional is often marked by the word \"if.\""
]
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"type":[
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"the contrary":{
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"definitions":{
": an opposite or different fact, event, or situation":[
"He was sure his sister had made a mistake, but the contrary was true: she was right and he was wrong."
]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the converse":{
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"definitions":{
": something that is the opposite of something else":[
"They need our help, but the converse is also true: we need their help as well."
]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the cool":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cool time or place":[
"\u2014 usually + of It was good to be outdoors in the cool of the evening/night. We relaxed in the cool of an air-conditioned room."
]
},
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"type":[
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"the cooler":{
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"definitions":{
": a prison or jail":[
"They threw him in the cooler ."
]
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"type":[
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"the curtain comes down on":{
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"definitions":{
": the end comes to (something, such as a career)":[
"The curtain came down on his film career after a lifetime in show business."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122406",
"type":[
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"the dim and distant past":{
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"definitions":{
": a time that is so far in the past it is difficult to remember":[
"in the dim and distant past when the town was much smaller"
]
},
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"type":[
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"the end of one's rope":{
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"definitions":{
": a state in which one is not able to deal with a problem, difficult situation, etc., any longer":[
"It was clear from her outburst that she was at the end of her rope .",
"I've been dealing with their lies for too long. I'm at the end of my rope ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185327",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
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},
"the environment":{
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"definitions":{
": the natural world":[
"Pollution is bad for the environment .",
"protecting the (natural) environment"
]
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},
"the equator":{
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"definitions":{
": an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole":[
"The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator ."
]
},
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"type":[
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"the error of one's ways":{
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"definitions":{
": one's wrong actions or bad behavior":[
"Congress saw/recognized the error of its ways and repealed the law.",
"He publicly acknowledged the error of his ways and asked for forgiveness."
]
},
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"type":[
"noun phrase"
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},
"the go-ahead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": permission to do something":[
"We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.",
"The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug."
]
},
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"type":[
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"the goat":{
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"definitions":{
": a person who is blamed for a loss or failure":[
"In the last inning, a home run can make you the hero, and a strikeout can make you the goat ."
]
},
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"type":[
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"the gospel truth":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a completely true statement : the absolute truth":[
"I didn't do it, and that's the gospel truth ."
]
},
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"the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)":{
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"a course in American theater",
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"Devoted to creating intimate, boundary pushing virtual theater , Golyak uses video game technology, film and interactive elements. \u2014 Jeryl Brunner, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a hole-in-the-wall spot that started off as a food truck, a brewery built atop a dairy farm, and a restaurant that opened it\u2019s own drive-in theater . \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Actors\u2019 Equity, which represents stage managers and actors who work in live theater , similarly promised action. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"The jobs aren\u2019t permanent \u2014 this is the theater , after all. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Kasbek then left a complaint with the theater after discovering the warning was real. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"An adjacent movie theater shuttered its doors years ago. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Republicans are not likely to support any Democratic gas tax holidays, arguing that such measures are political theater that will do little to make long-term dents in oil prices. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"A year later, BioMed announced a new nonprofit, 585 Arts, that would operate the 300-seat theater . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Tell me the best place for a pre-or post- theater meal and why. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Loop is The Dearborn restaurant an upscale, yet family-friendly spot for pre- theater dinner. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"If anything, these non- theater offshoots confirm the draw of immersion. \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
"The proceedings kicked off with a greeting from the designer live from Times Square this morning, followed by pre-recorded trip to Sardi\u2019s, Kors\u2019 favorite pre- theater restaurant, where caricatures of movie stars line the walls. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Marcel\u2019s popular pre- theater menu has been suspended, however, at least until the Kennedy Center reopens. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2020"
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"The news that a theatergoer could not put out of mind as the play unfolded was being generated only a few miles away, in the House hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"LuPone, 73, wasn't having it Tuesday after a theatergoer didn't appear to wear their mask covering their nose. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"But his own horizons as a theatergoer were significantly broader than that. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Angela Hughes, a die-hard theatergoer who lives in Northern Virginia, has enrolled in 16 of Theater J\u2019s virtual classes. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"The Fringe seeks to address every type of theatergoer , from those itching to be back in person to those who are still skittish. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Imagine, then, a time around Christmas, when a Washington-area theatergoer might find a delicious opportunity, too: to go from show to show to show, and get an in-depth exposure to a Broadway yet to come. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2021",
"Breaking habits in the theater is a tough business, and nothing perhaps vexes playgoers more than a drama that doesn\u2019t dictate what a theatergoer is supposed to think. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
"To which the Broadway-loving theatergoer can only say: Welcome back, Sutton \u2014 and don\u2019t stay away so long next time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2021"
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"the theater district in New York City",
"The film is now showing in theaters .",
"We enjoyed a weekend of music, dance, and theater .",
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"Her interests include theater and poetry.",
"the theater of 16th-century England",
"She majored in theater in college.",
"a course in American theater",
"His monologues made for good theater .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Devoted to creating intimate, boundary pushing virtual theater , Golyak uses video game technology, film and interactive elements. \u2014 Jeryl Brunner, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a hole-in-the-wall spot that started off as a food truck, a brewery built atop a dairy farm, and a restaurant that opened it\u2019s own drive-in theater . \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Actors\u2019 Equity, which represents stage managers and actors who work in live theater , similarly promised action. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"The jobs aren\u2019t permanent \u2014 this is the theater , after all. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Kasbek then left a complaint with the theater after discovering the warning was real. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"An adjacent movie theater shuttered its doors years ago. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Republicans are not likely to support any Democratic gas tax holidays, arguing that such measures are political theater that will do little to make long-term dents in oil prices. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"A year later, BioMed announced a new nonprofit, 585 Arts, that would operate the 300-seat theater . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Tell me the best place for a pre-or post- theater meal and why. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Loop is The Dearborn restaurant an upscale, yet family-friendly spot for pre- theater dinner. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"If anything, these non- theater offshoots confirm the draw of immersion. \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
"The proceedings kicked off with a greeting from the designer live from Times Square this morning, followed by pre-recorded trip to Sardi\u2019s, Kors\u2019 favorite pre- theater restaurant, where caricatures of movie stars line the walls. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Marcel\u2019s popular pre- theater menu has been suspended, however, at least until the Kennedy Center reopens. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2020"
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"Announcing the film's title earlier this month, Johnson tweeted about Agatha Christie's influence on the project, which was originally set for a theatrical release before Netflix acquired the rights to the sequel for $400 million in early 2021. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The first two movies aired on the Disney Channel while the third had a larger, theatrical release. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"In Italy, where audiences have been reluctant to return to theaters, the government announced plans to widen the theatrical window to rescue an industry in freefall. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its first weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar\u2019s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Lightyear, with its brand-name attachment to Pixar\u2019s biggest franchise, will of course have a wide theatrical release so everyone can enjoy all the zaps and hyper-speed jumps on the biggest screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Just in time for its theatrical release, Lightyear already has several collectibles that celebrate Buzz and new characters, like Sox. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"But the film, set to debut on Hulu on Friday, will not have a theatrical release in the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yes, this Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure is going to cross $100 million domestic, a huge win for theatrical and for studios that would like to make more than just IP adaptations. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Library sales and overseas projects, grew, but there were enduring problems for Korean theatrical . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There was just one new wide release this weekend, which is itself inexcusable and yet more evidence that the biggest threat to theatrical is not Covid but rather studios\u2019 unwillingness to put movies into theaters on a regular basis. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"That\u2019s always been the value that theatrical has provided to films. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Behind the scenes, leadership is changing hands with plans to rethink the entire approach to adapting DC brand characters, and huge changes in store for theatrical and streaming. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"For ages, whenever a new platform or medium entered the market, people would talk about the death of theatrical . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The studio conglomerates have appeased their stockholders with an increasing number of simultaneous, self-competing theatrical and streaming premieres. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No Way Home, the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter, while the award for best audio for theatrical went to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Nightmare Alley. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"\"Give Me Liberty,\" the Milwaukee-made movie that received good notices at this year's Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, will come home for its U.S. theatrical premiere, Aug. 22 at the Oriental Theatre.",
"\u2014 Chris Foran"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Announcing the film's title earlier this month, Johnson tweeted about Agatha Christie's influence on the project, which was originally set for a theatrical release before Netflix acquired the rights to the sequel for $400 million in early 2021. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The first two movies aired on the Disney Channel while the third had a larger, theatrical release. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"In Italy, where audiences have been reluctant to return to theaters, the government announced plans to widen the theatrical window to rescue an industry in freefall. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its first weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar\u2019s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Lightyear, with its brand-name attachment to Pixar\u2019s biggest franchise, will of course have a wide theatrical release so everyone can enjoy all the zaps and hyper-speed jumps on the biggest screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Just in time for its theatrical release, Lightyear already has several collectibles that celebrate Buzz and new characters, like Sox. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"But the film, set to debut on Hulu on Friday, will not have a theatrical release in the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yes, this Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure is going to cross $100 million domestic, a huge win for theatrical and for studios that would like to make more than just IP adaptations. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Library sales and overseas projects, grew, but there were enduring problems for Korean theatrical . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There was just one new wide release this weekend, which is itself inexcusable and yet more evidence that the biggest threat to theatrical is not Covid but rather studios\u2019 unwillingness to put movies into theaters on a regular basis. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"That\u2019s always been the value that theatrical has provided to films. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Behind the scenes, leadership is changing hands with plans to rethink the entire approach to adapting DC brand characters, and huge changes in store for theatrical and streaming. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"For ages, whenever a new platform or medium entered the market, people would talk about the death of theatrical . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The studio conglomerates have appeased their stockholders with an increasing number of simultaneous, self-competing theatrical and streaming premieres. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No Way Home, the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter, while the award for best audio for theatrical went to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Nightmare Alley. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1666, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8th\u0113-k\u0259"
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"The theft of the jewelry and other valuables was immediately reported to the police.",
"He was found guilty of theft .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to court documents, he was charged with three felony counts of theft in 2009, and pleaded no contest in 2013. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"That allegation of land theft is becoming increasingly common in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, heaping more misery upon the country\u2019s beleaguered farming industry and threatening to crimp harvests when the world needs Ukrainian crops. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Colvin has been detained since May 24 on charges of theft , resisting an officer without violence and drug possession. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"At the firm's request in 2014, Kaneshiro allegedly prosecuted the employee for four counts of theft . \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"Andres Carillo, 29, of the 200 block of West Stimmel Street, West Chicago, was arrested on a charge of theft under $500 by unauthorized control of another at 10:06 a.m. June 6 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave. \u2014 Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Milwaukee started seeing dramatic increases in rates of auto theft in October 2020. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"On Monday, June 6, she was indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on one count of felony theft . \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Montgomery was subsequently indicted on a felony charge of theft by deception for telling New Hampshire officials that Harmony lived with her from November 2019 to June 2021, and for receiving the financial assistance. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022"
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"If one theme unites his scholarship it is that the Old South cannot be viewed as a monolith. \u2014 Eric Foner , New York Times Book Review , 8 Apr. 2007",
"One reiterated theme of his book is that the electoral process can be the most dangerous of delusions, tending to confer a spurious legitimacy on those most willing to corrupt it. \u2014 Hilary Mantel , New York Review , 21 Sept. 2006",
"The Eve of biblical legend was a temptress, thus initiating a lamentable theme in the history of sexism. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Discover , July 1992",
"The quest for power is the underlying theme of the film.",
"A constant theme in his novels is religion.",
"The playwright skillfully brings together various themes .",
"The album focuses on themes of love and loss.",
"Adventures are popular themes in children's books.",
"The growing deficit was a dominant theme in the election.",
"The party had a Hawaiian luau theme .",
"They played the theme from the movie \u201cRocky.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based on a Zen theme , the interiors include a subtle, neutral palette and minimalist furnishings. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 June 2022",
"On theme with Tarek's previous show, Flip or Flop, and current series, Flipping 101, the 8-episode docu-series has a working title of The Flipping El Moussas. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"The show, created and written by Harry and Jack Williams, is a British thriller with comedy moments centering on the theme of identity. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The panel touched on that theme in its first hearing with a clip from Trump campaign lawyer Alex Cannon, who was shown discussing conversations with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sometime in November 2020. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"The festival spans June 13-17, each day centered on a new theme . \u2014 Sam Trottenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The theme music is by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Suguira. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"Jennifer Aniston, who was the first guest when The Ellen DeGeneres Show premiered in 2003, will bring the show full circle; Pink, who wrote the show\u2019s theme music, will also appear. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Jessica Gonzalez can sometimes still hear the eerie theme music for one of the Call of Duty video games in her mind. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8th\u0113m"
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"question",
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": an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Universal\u2019s Superstar Parade is ending at Universal Studios on June 4, concluding a 10-year run in the streets of the theme park . \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"In 2020, after the coronavirus shutdown, a version of the festival came back with the reopening of the theme park that July. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Theme parks can literally track you now and input you or your dataset-avatar into their digital simulation of the theme park . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Since then, the concert has occurred every year, except for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Houston's NRG Park \u2013 the former location of Six Flags AstroWorld theme park . \u2014 Staff Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The couple posed with their arms wrapped around each other in front of Hogwarts Castle in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter section of the theme park . \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
"As a result, their pieces are swallowed up by the overall bigness of the theme park and, in effect, rebranded to fit the dark and spooky Meow Wolf mode. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Face coverings will remain optional in outdoor areas of the theme park . \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
"The impact of the Jif recall also reverberated at Disney World, which had to pull peanut butter-laden snacks at its Florida theme park due to shortages of the product. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 9 June 2022"
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"But literary history is also entangled with criticism. Inevitably so; let me revert unblushingly to my theme song : in order to appreciate a masterpiece, we must be acquainted with its language \u2026",
"\u2014 Albert Guerard"
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"He was playing the theme song from \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d",
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"Their aesthetic, partly: the nervy theme song by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, the grainy interstitial film between sketches. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Calling from England for a quick chat, Jagger discussed the creation of the theme song as well as why U.S. fans aren\u2019t likely to see the Rolling Stones on tour this year. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"What's more, Blake appears in the video with a confused facial expression while the Reading Rainbow theme song plays in the background. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Boswell, Cook, and LeRoy have had the opportunity to be in the studio with recording artists working on the theme song for TWG 2022, and they even were invited to step into the booth and record their own vocals. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"By teaming up to rap the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The original star of the NBC sitcom led a new rendition of the show's iconic theme song . \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"This video collage of people singing and playing along to the iconic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song nostalgically introduces the reboot, which premieres after the big game. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For many kids who grew up in the 80s, this is a line from a theme song that\u2019s been seared into their brains. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122133",
"type":[
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"then":{
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": existing or acting at or belonging to the time mentioned":[
"the then secretary of state"
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": following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a series":[
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],
": in addition : besides":[
"then there is the interest to be paid"
],
": in that case":[
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": soon after that : next in order of time":[
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": that time":[
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"She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.",
"Just then he walked in.",
"Back then , he was living in New York.",
"Noun",
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"He advised me to wait until then .",
"They'll announce their decision next week. Until then , she'll just have to hope for the best.",
"We should get there before then .",
"They were friends from then on.",
"Nothing like that had ever happened up to then .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Two nights later, Donham's then -husband, Roy Bryant, and his half-brother, J.W. Milam, showed up armed at the rural Leflore County home of Till's great-uncle, Mose Wright, looking for the youth. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"The children had the diameter of their arms measured and then were placed in a bucket to be weighed. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Try to keep your thoughts from running amok (amok, amok, amok, amok) until then . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The court then evaluated the next three factors dealing with the risks associated with identifying the plaintiff. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"The superintendent, Kent Pekel, then announced that school leaders were working on a plan to combat the issue. \u2014 Hannah Grossman, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"The complaints from the European consumer groups will first be sent to the national regulator in their home country, and then forwarded to Ireland. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The teen also was taken to a hospital for evaluation and then taken to a youth detention center. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"A month later, then -President Donald Trump said the US would leave the organization. \u2014 Carrington York, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As soon as Lovato sat down with the then owners and learned about the building\u2019s history, he was hooked. \u2014 Brayden Garcia, Dallas News , 28 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Released on Japanese television at the end of the 90s, Neon Genesis Evangelion portrayed the then future of 2019 as a complex near apocalyptic tale. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Sampaio began his political career while studying law at Lisbon University in the late 1950s, rising through the ranks of underground student movements which opposed the then dictatorship of Ant\u00f3nio Salazar. \u2014 Barry Hatton, ajc , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Belgium has never fully come to terms with its brutal 19th century rule of Congo, though a statue of the then ruler, King Leopold II, was removed in Antwerp this week. \u2014 Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com , 12 June 2020",
"In 2016, John Key, New Zealand's then prime minister, announced Predator Free 2050 -- an ambitious project to eradicate predators across the country. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 26 Dec. 2019",
"By then students may have a new high school to move into. \u2014 Mar\u00e1 Rose Williams, kansascity , 16 Aug. 2017"
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"Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, th\u00e6nne ; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English th\u00e6t that":"Adverb"
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"\u02c8t\u035fhen"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Applying Noether\u2019s theorem to the equations of quantum mechanics gets complicated, though. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"This theorem cannot be evaluated until a single noise (and body) can be isolated from the bedlam. \u2014 Naomi B. Ware, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The theorem gave a new understanding of NP and explained some of its intriguing properties. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The celebrity pair\u2019s sad and sordid relationship isn\u2019t a unified field theorem that explains contemporary politics. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"Still, the entirely probable theory lives on as a legendary true crime theorem . \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
"Under Nash\u2019s theorem , producers will observe each other\u2019s behavior and be smart enough to coalesce or converge to make higher profits. \u2014 Ed Hirs, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Our resulting no-go theorem says that any quantum machine-learning strategy will encounter the dreaded barren plateau when applied to an unknown scrambling process. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Holmes, Scientific American , 16 June 2021",
"He is renowned for a 1964 theorem , now named after him, that dramatically exposes the nonlocality of quantum mechanics. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"On a theoretical level, hiring more people seems logical.",
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"One of those that experimented with the complementarity principle was American theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"Comic book illustrator Anna and theoretical physicist Marco are a pair of congenial superheroes who, like so many other people, have decided to live together. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Curiosity Stream is a niche service that caters to science fans and people who enjoy expanding their minds, so who better to partner with for an original series than pioneering theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking",
"As part of the program, the women will spend 30 days in Provence each year to deepen their education through theoretical study and practical application of beekeeping, including managing a professional apiary. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Now a new theoretical study delves deeper into what can be said about the jumps and when. \u2014 Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The effect takes its name from the theoretical physicist Bill Unruh, who described his eponymous phenomenon in 1976. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 May 2022",
"Ben Roy Mottelson, an American Danish theoretical physicist who shared a Nobel Prize for revealing how the motion of protons and neutrons could distort the shape of the nuclei of atoms, died May 13. \u2014 Dylan Loeb Mcclain, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. \u2014 Nicholas Paphitis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"\u02ccth\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8re-ti-k\u0259l",
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"One of those that experimented with the complementarity principle was American theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"Comic book illustrator Anna and theoretical physicist Marco are a pair of congenial superheroes who, like so many other people, have decided to live together. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Curiosity Stream is a niche service that caters to science fans and people who enjoy expanding their minds, so who better to partner with for an original series than pioneering theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking",
"As part of the program, the women will spend 30 days in Provence each year to deepen their education through theoretical study and practical application of beekeeping, including managing a professional apiary. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Now a new theoretical study delves deeper into what can be said about the jumps and when. \u2014 Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The effect takes its name from the theoretical physicist Bill Unruh, who described his eponymous phenomenon in 1976. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 May 2022",
"Ben Roy Mottelson, an American Danish theoretical physicist who shared a Nobel Prize for revealing how the motion of protons and neutrons could distort the shape of the nuclei of atoms, died May 13. \u2014 Dylan Loeb Mcclain, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. \u2014 Nicholas Paphitis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"With that information, people can theoretically make informed trade-offs about which healthcare providers to see. \u2014 Deb Gordon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"The major-questions doctrine could theoretically prevent the Biden administration from issuing new rules on other major topics, such as student loans or immigration. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 30 June 2022",
"Now 30, the 6-foot-5 Wright would be a long-limbed, athletic veteran presence who could theoretically play behind -- or alongside -- Garland. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"While the new law should theoretically improve competition and allow developers to take advantage of lower commissions, iPhone and iPad owners shouldn\u2019t get too excited. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 June 2022",
"With price caps, barrels of Russian oil could theoretically still make their way onto the global market, thereby avoiding a further supply crunch \u2014 but Moscow wouldn\u2019t be able to keep raking in hefty profits. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Cheaper currencies should theoretically make exports cheaper. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"By that token, Bass could theoretically also make a play for an unlikely June victory, but her financial resources are far more limited. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Japan is dropping a massive 330-ton turbine power generator onto the ocean floor just off the country\u2019s coast in a bid to source theoretically limitless renewable energy. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022"
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"They were bolstered in February 1997 by George Kennan, the legendary ambassador to the Soviet Union and Cold War theoretician . \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"One political thinker who would have been thoroughly unsurprised about these developments is Hannah Arendt, the great analyst and theoretician of totalitarianism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 30 June 2021",
"Helmut was not a theoretician like Stanley Tigerman. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2021",
"Professor Hopkins, a formidable theoretician , provided the ideas; Dr. Kapany, more technically minded, figured out the practical side. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2021",
"And the wee Mazda, whose small, light rotary engine sits mostly behind the front wheels, delivers exactly the 50/50 weight distribution that's lauded for handling balance by vehicledynamics theoreticians . \u2014 Larry Griffin, Car and Driver , 12 May 2020",
"More power to the brave theoreticians who are willing to attempt it! \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"At a meeting a few years ago in Los Alamos, Johnson explained his dilemma to a group of theoreticians . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Sep. 2019",
"These observations became grist for the theoreticians \u2014 wonky types who like nothing better than to solve nature\u2019s riddles. \u2014 Seth Shostak, NBC News , 3 Sep. 2019"
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"The immune surveillance theory of cancer holds that in a way we all do have cancer, that a healthy immune system fights off rogue cells as they appear. \u2014 Sallie Tisdale , Harper's , June 2007",
"The family's theory was that the cheating businessmen somehow framed their brother. \u2014 Eliza Griswold , Harper's , September 2006",
"The theory of the teacher with all these immigrant kids was that if you spoke English loudly enough they would eventually understand. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Loon Lake , (1979) 1980",
"While strolling around, we kept the run of the moon all the time, and we still kept an eye on her after we got back to the hotel portico. I had a theory that the gravitation of refraction, being subsidiary to atmospheric compensation, the refrangibility of the earth's surface would emphasize this effect in regions where great mountain ranges occur, and possibly so even-handed impact the odic and idyllic forces together, the one upon the other, as to prevent the moon from rising higher than 12,200 feet above sea-level. This daring theory had been received with frantic scorn by some of my fellow-scientists, and with an eager silence by others. \u2014 Mark Twain , A Tramp Abroad , 1880",
"a widely accepted scientific theory",
"Her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn.",
"There are a number of different theories about the cause of the disease.",
"She proposed a theory of her own.",
"Investigators rejected the theory that the death was accidental.",
"There is no evidence to support such a theory .",
"He is a specialist in film theory and criticism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In other words, there may be a fantastic halo hydrogen hypercar on the horizon, and in theory in ten years\u2019 time hydrogen might be useful as storage for smoothing out intermittent renewables. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Other issues cited include opposition to critical race theory and LGBTQ-friendly policies. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Doughty and her defense attorney offered an alternative theory , arguing that Wilson accidentally stabbed herself during a physical altercation rising from a disagreement about the couple\u2019s relationship. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Out with every theory of human behavior, from linguistics to sociology. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Four of the five current board members were elected in November on platforms opposing critical race theory and advocating parental choice. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"The voting technology firm was also able to point to a claim that Murdoch urged a Republican leader to ask other politicians in the party not to endorse Trump\u2019s false theory about Dominion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Liberals had no constitutional theory other than finding a fifth vote to protect the rights of minorities and women. \u2014 Brad Snyder, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The statement is an astonishing performance, layering irony upon irony, and deploying the techniques of literary theory to make a case for the importance of language while simultaneously unravelling it. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Elle",
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"\u2014 David Guterson"
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"\u2014 Richard Wurtman and Judith Wurtman",
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"\u2014 Paul G. Donohue"
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"\u2014 Geoffrey Smith and Jane Sasseen"
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"the therapeutic benefits of yoga",
"Gardening can be very therapeutic .",
"the therapeutic effects of radiation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"CBD Genesis is so big on CBD that their CBD gummy worms and CBD gummy bears are 100% pure CBD to give you an exclusive therapeutic experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"But booming recreational use of drugs, including hallucinogens, sparked a fierce political backlash and helped set in motion the war on drugs, which, among other things, ended an era of research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Research into psychedelics including psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine has shown that the drugs have potential therapeutic benefits, particularly for serious mental health conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"While working on their masterpieces, participants discussed how employees look to the arts for therapeutic relief, a trend that took off in 2020. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Because lentiviruses integrate the therapeutic gene into DNA, the benefits of the treatment could last a lifetime. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"These drugs are injected directly into a vein because your stomach can\u2019t tell the difference between digesting a therapeutic protein and digesting the proteins in a cheeseburger. \u2014 Tom Anchordoquy, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
"What begins as routine therapeutic sessions quickly turns into a story that threatens the boundaries of the possible and the real. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"The event includes tours, a nature walk, demonstrations of carriage driving, round pen and therapeutic riding, opportunities to groom horses and meet the facility\u2019s mini-horses. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The risk of lithium toxicity, given the narrow therapeutic index , is why patients on lithium are closely monitored. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 24 June 2021",
"The therapeutic index gives you the window in which the drug will be effective against the virus without causing undue side effects. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Many antibiotics have a sufficiently high therapeutic index to allow for a single dose to be used. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 8 June 2018",
"Because these trials are a mandatory step in the Food and Drug Administration approval process, each drug\u2019s therapeutic index is well defined. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 8 June 2018",
"The therapeutic index is the ratio of a drug\u2019s efficacy to its toxicity. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 8 June 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114705",
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"\u2014 Bruno Bettelheim and Alvin A. Rosenfeld"
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"The number of new patients treated for end-stage renal disease \u2026 with dialysis or renal transplantation has continued to rise exponentially with an 8.4% annualized growth rate reaching more than 160,000 patients undergoing therapy in the United States in 1989.",
"\u2014 Friedrich K. Port"
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"The number of new patients treated for end-stage renal disease \u2026 with dialysis or renal transplantation has continued to rise exponentially with an 8.4% annualized growth rate reaching more than 160,000 patients undergoing therapy in the United States in 1989.",
"\u2014 Friedrich K. Port"
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"examples":[
"He is undergoing cancer therapy .",
"talking over my problem with you has been good therapy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So Democrats, Republicans went to family therapy \u2013 together. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Under the order, Mr. Biden is charging HHS with leading an initiative to reduce exposure to conversion therapy . \u2014 Catherine Lucey, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The conversations in the Atlanta room are very much like therapy \u2014 one-on-one, fighting, debating and making each other laugh. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"To help him, his family plans to take him back to therapy . \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The researchers tested the authenticity of AI technology in a range of scenarios, from recruitment to therapy . \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"From isolation to conversion therapy , his struggles are our struggles, just in period drag. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
"The project unveils a world weary (and wary) Lamar, a man who\u2019s lived through the difficulties of the past few years, and like so many of us, is attempting to make sense of all of it by going to therapy . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"Coates still goes to therapy and will have virtual sessions throughout the season. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022"
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"Thereafter , the two companies operated in full partnership.",
"gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That, and other developments in computing and technology in general, are what fueled the \u201980s and \u201990s and thereafter . \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Functions are controlled by a touchpad, which is a bit tricky to master, but logical thereafter . \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The joint session began at approximately 1:00 p.m. Shortly thereafter , by approximately 1:30 p.m., the House and Senate adjourned to separate chambers to resolve a particular objection. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"The petition was filed by Xavier Alexander Musk, who turned 18 earlier this year and made the filing with a county court in Los Angeles soon thereafter . \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Soon thereafter , several laws added to the Davis-Stirling Act, Civil Code Sections 4735 and 4736. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Despite some apparently mixed feelings, the couple started dating soon thereafter . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"The Hall soon thereafter released a statement saying that her name was staying on the ballot regardless. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"Her mother gave up on dressing her soon thereafter . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"To understand what has happened to the earth's atmosphere\u2014and, therefore , how our climate might change in the future\u2014some ice-core scientists in the Arctic are training their eyes directly downward. \u2014 Bryan Walsh , Time , 18 Aug. 2008",
"Most Irish jump racing\u2014and therefore most of the racing discussed in the book\u2014is the laid-back pastime of enthusiasts \u2026 \u2014 Max Watman , New York Times Book Review , 9 Apr. 2006",
"A good approach to finding out what makes us humans so darn special would therefore be to get complete maps of the human and chimp genomes, and compare the two. \u2014 John Derbyshire , National Review , 7 Nov. 2005",
"Characteristically, however, Darwinists, like primitive economists, assume that what is humane\u2014I use the word here, unexceptionably, as I believe, to mean whatever arises from the desire to mitigate competition and to put aside self-interest\u2014is unnatural, and therefore wrong. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , (1998) 2005",
"I was once sitting behind a newspaper in the Swansea common room while two engineers, i.e. lecturers in engineering, therefore by common consent philistines, chatted together. \u2014 Kingsley Amis , Memoirs , 1991",
"The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.",
"Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore , you will be charged a late fee.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These types of reviews are, therefore , rendered meaningless to the majority of us. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Backlinks are a crucial part of improving the domain authority of a website and, therefore , increasing visibility in search results. \u2014 Lis Anderson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Critics who see the museum as a symbol of mainland China\u2019s creeping assimilation of Hong Kong are, therefore , not entirely wrong. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"In March, Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell said that Prehn is a public figure, and therefore his communications are subject to the public records law. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"There is also a common misconception that tanned skin helps to prevent sunburns and, therefore , will also prevent the other damaging effects of the sun. \u2014 Lauren Burwell, Allure , 27 June 2022",
"These strollers often fold down more compactly and show better maneuverability, and are therefore usually more convenient for travel. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"For Kendall Jenner, who was 10 years old when Keeping Up first started and therefore was more private, The Kardashians was an opportunity to open up for the fans. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"And, therefore , the impact of the movie as desired by me as a filmmaker is exactly what is happening. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022"
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"The committee reviewed the documents and thereupon decided to accept the proposal.",
"The jurors discussed the evidence and made their decision thereupon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the grave of a hero is customarily a place of serene contemplation, this one is so disturbing that people run from it in fear\u2014and thereupon hangs the tale of Easter. \u2014 Robert Barron, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Angela Merkel thereupon kicked off a world-wide retreat from nuclear power that likely put paid to any hope of meeting the greenhouse targets named in the Paris accord. \u2014 WSJ , 19 Feb. 2021",
"In search of a bit of solace, Grace thereupon toddles off to Sunday mass; naturally, Edward is a non-believer. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Sep. 2019",
"The President thereupon dropped his claim of Executive Privilege. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Washington Post , 11 July 2018",
"The President thereupon dropped his claim of Executive Privilege. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Washington Post , 11 July 2018",
"The mostly homogenous audience, understandably dominated by those with an interest in classic rock and the dispensing of opinions thereupon , nodded along in agreement. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2017",
"In 1988, a scientist of German ancestry named Hans Backoff Sr. founded Monte Xanic and thereupon became the first maker of high-quality wines in the Valley. \u2014 Robert Draper, star-telegram.com , 2 May 2017",
"Angela thereupon dropped all thought of going to university. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At Nicor Gas, the price was 63 cents per therm in October \u2014 the lowest natural gas prices in the Chicago area. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"And considering that the SoCalGas core procurement price for October came in 13 cents per therm higher than September, prices will increase again. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The top rate for electricity is more than 40 cents per kilowatt hour, which equates to nearly $12 per therm of heat. \u2014 WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Natural gas, by contrast, costs about $2.50 a therm . \u2014 WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Typical residential customers of NW Natural using 54 therms per month will see their bill increase by $2.31, or 4.4%, from $52.43 to $54.74. \u2014 USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2019",
"The average residential customer in Denver used about 6,100 kilowatt hours and 724 therms in 2018, according to Xcel Energy data. \u2014 Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
"SUBSCRIBE TODAY Typical residential costumers are expected to see $7.04 decrease in their monthly power bills and a $0.015 drop per therm in their gas bills, the PUC said. \u2014 Michael Katz, idahostatesman , 15 June 2018",
"The commission also expects that by the first year of implementation, statewide annual electricity consumption will be cut by about 653 gigawatt-hours and natural gas consumption reduced by 9.8 million therms . \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 May 2018"
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"In New South Wales, a production hub for the thermal coal burned in power plants \u2014 some of the biggest contributors to global emissions \u2014 proposals for 20 new coal mines are under review. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The new design is thinner, lighter and includes thermal capabilities with fans that move 50% more air. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The biggest advantage of those is the thermal capabilities, especially since the hinge mechanism allows for new places for air to be circulated in and out. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Some have thermal imaging capabilities to scan for body heat, while larger drones can deliver medical supplies and other goods to people in isolated areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
"Last year, the Minnesota State Board of Investment voted to divest from companies that derive more than a quarter of their revenue from thermal coal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2021",
"The Dodge County Sheriff\u2019s Office also deployed two drone teams with thermal imaging capabilities to assist in locating Vogt. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Nov. 2020",
"Almost all sectors of the equity market are excluded from consideration, except ones such as thermal coal, tobacco and weapons manufacturing. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"India is being offered Russian coal at a discount of around $10 per metric tonne over Australia\u2019s Newcastle thermal coal. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"With lockdowns lifting, many employers plan to use systems, including fever-detecting thermal cameras, mask-checking systems and corporate contact-tracing devices, to help prevent new Covid-19 outbreaks. \u2014 Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg.com , 1 June 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com , 20 May 2020",
"Some airports, such as London Heathrow, Puerto Rico's San Juan airport, and Paine Field\u2014a secondary airport in Seattle\u2014are using thermal cameras to scan crowds for feverish temperatures. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 May 2020",
"In Florida's Palm Beach County, Dahua thermal cameras sold by RedSpeed and installed last month scan everyone who enters the county jail and courthouse, while a deputy with a laptop reviews people's temperatures from nearby. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2020",
"In Midtown Manhattan, thermal cameras will measure body temperatures as employees file into a 32-story office tower at Rockefeller Center. \u2014 Konrad Putzier And Chip Cutter, WSJ , 5 May 2020",
"More than 1,500 thermal cameras were shipped to Amazon warehouses by China\u2019s Zhejiang Dahua Technology, and at least 500 of the cameras are being sold within the U.S., Reuters reported Wednesday citing three sources. \u2014 Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner , 29 Apr. 2020"
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"The medical team went straight to code blue, pumping air into the baby\u2019s lungs, trying to force an IV line into Emberly\u2019s neck and scalp, prodding her with a rectal thermometer \u2014 but her vital signs kept failing. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
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"My primary alliance didn't make the show until the second or third week of jury, and my game's primary thesis never made the show at all. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"Alford, a professor emeritus at Northern Virginia Community College who has also written a biography of John Wilkes Booth, offers no thesis to unify the sundry interactions, coincidences and ironies of his material. \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Kwapich, who earned her Ph.D in evolution and ecology from Florida State University in 2014, credits Walter Tschinkel, her former thesis advisor and currently an FSU emeritus professor, for arranging the donation. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Write an academic thesis in 500 words about GPT-3 and add scientific references and citations inside the text. \u2014 Almira Osmanovic Thunstr\u00f6m, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
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"The University of Hartford\u2019s annual master of interdisciplinary fine arts thesis exhibition takes place through Saturday at the Hartford Art school\u2019s Joseleff Gallery. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022"
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"Egons Dombrovskis, one of the film\u2019s weak acting links), who beats his meek wife Smaida (Polish thesp Agata Buzek, underused here). \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Legend is a multi-hyphenate musician, songwriter, actor and producer who has become active in television as a thesp and producer. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2017",
"Two of these, a jazz pianist named Seb (Ryan Gosling) and a thesp (as the trades would say) named Mia (Emma Stone), meet cute in a gigantic traffic jam that doubles as a song-and-dance extravaganza. \u2014 A. O. Scott, New York Times , 5 Sep. 2016"
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"Master thespian and expert mocker of awards-season silliness. \u2014 Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"But Gormican knew there was no one else whom audiences would buy as deeply down on his luck, who was also admired as a serious, award-winning thespian and beloved as a mainstream action star. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Rosario Dawson is starring as the titular character and the cast also includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ukrainian actress Ivanna Sakhno and Australian thespian Natasha Liu Bordizzo. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But Gormican knew there was no one else whom audiences would buy as deeply down on his luck, who was also admired as a serious, award-winning thespian and beloved as a mainstream action star. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Dutch actor Michiel Huisman and Mexican thespian Alfonso Herrera are also on board the Netflix mega-project that begins production later this month. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But Gormican knew there was no one else whom audiences would buy as deeply down on his luck, who was also admired as a serious, award-winning thespian and beloved as a mainstream action star. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Sidney Poitier, the first Black male and Bahamian thespian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, has died. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
"But Gormican knew there was no one else whom audiences would buy as deeply down on his luck, who was also admired as a serious, award-winning thespian and beloved as a mainstream action star. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The Spurs forward\u2019s performance in his grade school play quite literally proved the thespian maxim that there are no small parts. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Rob\u2019s co-star for The Animal was Colleen Haskell, who is better known as Colleen from the first season of Survivor, and this movie more or less ended her thespian endeavors. \u2014 Tom Scharpling, Vulture , 12 July 2021",
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"Barry McGovern gives brilliant renditions of the Irishman Stoker and of Henry Irving, whose voice here is a thespian thunder. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Barry McGovern gives brilliant renditions of the Irishman Stoker and of Henry Irving, whose voice here is a thespian thunder. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Barry McGovern gives brilliant renditions of the Irishman Stoker and of Henry Irving, whose voice here is a thespian thunder. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Barry McGovern gives brilliant renditions of the Irishman Stoker and of Henry Irving, whose voice here is a thespian thunder. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Barry McGovern gives brilliant renditions of the Irishman Stoker and of Henry Irving, whose voice here is a thespian thunder. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020"
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"Over-the-top rhetoric that sounds as if someone locked Kiley in a room with a thesaurus , but doesn\u2019t really conform to what even Newsom\u2019s critics think of his performance. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Synonymy\u2014the concept of distinct words signifying the same thing\u2014was understood as far back as Ancient Greece, but the Archbishop of Seville authored the earliest work modern readers might recognize as a thesaurus . \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Spending meaningful time with a thesaurus while also seeking out professional branding identity experts is advisable. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Grab your thesaurus and look up another word for bad, another word for tragic. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"Different types of chocolate contain different concentrations of theobromine . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"There is even some evidence that dark chocolate improves brain functions, since cacao contains small amounts of caffeine and theobromine , a bitter compound that acts as a stimulant in the body, according to the website. \u2014 Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"It happened in 1977 or thereabouts .",
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"The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts . \u2014 SI.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Villa will no doubt have their work cut out to avoid the dreaded drop though, and are expected to be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. \u2014 SI.com , 13 June 2019",
"The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes\u2014sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts \u2014and making major noise about the V4\u2019s triumphant return to public roads. \u2014 Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2019",
"In 1636, or thereabouts , Peter Paul Rubens painted an idyllic, autumnal landscape of his vast manor in the Belgian countryside for his own pleasure. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Mar. 2018",
"Once a month, or thereabouts , chef Juan Rodriguez will create a three- to four-course meal for a limited number of diners at Magdalena\u2019s homebase at 502 Grand Ave. \u2014 star-telegram , 7 Dec. 2017",
"Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts , is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont. \u2014 Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver , 4 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Importantly, drinking well above thirst doubled the severity of gut discomfort, which likely overshadowed any cardiovascular or thermoregulatory benefits from drinking the additional fluid. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2020",
"For similar thermoregulatory reasons, the reverse is also commonly true\u2014in hotter climates warm-blooded animals\u2019 appendages become larger, relative to their body size. \u2014 Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Biologically speaking it\u2019s caused by a narrowing of the thermoregulatory zone. \u2014 Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Clients don the spa\u2019s special sweats, climb into a fancy, hospital-like bed, and get wrapped like a burrito in several blankets tricked out with far-infrared-light technology, meant to kick-start the body\u2019s thermoregulatory response. \u2014 John Januzzi, The Cut , 6 Mar. 2018"
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"adverb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here\u2019s a look at how the recent wave of protests and strikes in Iran and the talks over the nuclear deal are intertwined for the country\u2019s theocratic regime. \u2014 Omid Khazani, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"According to Hickey, Senator Jesse Helms looked at Mapplethorpe\u2019s images and understood them very well as an assault on the core principles of his repressive, theocratic worldview. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Does that same need for more oil on the world market, as well as a desire to clear the decks of other international distractions, compel the U.S. to move more rapidly toward a nuclear deal with Iran\u2019s hostile theocratic regime",
"Under the theocratic regime in Tehran and its conservative interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic, law, capital punishment is meted out unsparingly to those found guilty of murder or manslaughter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"As Stephen Batchelor has recently shown, the open-minded, non-authoritarian side of Buddhism, too, quickly succumbed to its theocratic side, gasping under the weight of those heavy statues. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Yet the Wall Street Journal reports that the president of the United States, the most powerful man on earth, was unable to get the theocratic petrol-sheikhs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the phone. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The separation of church and state is a central pillar that helps circumvent the theocratic oppression and religious nationalism afflicting numerous other countries. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Iran\u2019s theocratic regime executed Afkari in September 2020 for his role in a 2018 protest against its political and economic corruption. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"I drink wine and beer occasionally, but I never touch the hard stuff ."
]
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"the open sea":{
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"Despite the political theatrics on full display -- particularly by Republican members who could run for president in 2024 -- the fact remains that Democrats don't need a single vote from Republicans to confirm Jackson to the court. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"And considering that the SoCalGas core procurement price for October came in 13 cents per therm higher than September, prices will increase again. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The top rate for electricity is more than 40 cents per kilowatt hour, which equates to nearly $12 per therm of heat. \u2014 WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Natural gas, by contrast, costs about $2.50 a therm . \u2014 WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Typical residential customers of NW Natural using 54 therms per month will see their bill increase by $2.31, or 4.4%, from $52.43 to $54.74. \u2014 USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2019",
"The average residential customer in Denver used about 6,100 kilowatt hours and 724 therms in 2018, according to Xcel Energy data. \u2014 Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
"SUBSCRIBE TODAY Typical residential costumers are expected to see $7.04 decrease in their monthly power bills and a $0.015 drop per therm in their gas bills, the PUC said. \u2014 Michael Katz, idahostatesman , 15 June 2018",
"The commission also expects that by the first year of implementation, statewide annual electricity consumption will be cut by about 653 gigawatt-hours and natural gas consumption reduced by 9.8 million therms . \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 May 2018"
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"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"The theropod that made the larger pair of tracks, which were called La Torre 6A-14, was running between 14.5 and 23.1 miles per hour (23.3 and 37.2 kilometers per hour). \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The exhibit features a skeleton and a lifelike replica of the 25-foot-long cryolophosaurus, the largest and most complete theropod from the Early Jurassic period ever found on Earth. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Coins featuring the Megalosaurus, a carnivorous theropod named by the British paleontologist William Buckland in 1824, are already available. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2020",
"This large theropod roamed what is now known as the American West roughly 67 million years ago, and its 188 bones represent one the most complete T. rex skeletons ever found. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2020",
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"THEIR MAD AA HELL AND NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE! #womenleadership \u2014 Proud Gay American (@Alvin_IS_Equal) June 9, 2017 @clairecmc the lone voice asking for accountability. \u2014 Rick Montgomery, kansascity.com , 9 June 2017"
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"Announcing the film's title earlier this month, Johnson tweeted about Agatha Christie's influence on the project, which was originally set for a theatrical release before Netflix acquired the rights to the sequel for $400 million in early 2021. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
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"There was just one new wide release this weekend, which is itself inexcusable and yet more evidence that the biggest threat to theatrical is not Covid but rather studios\u2019 unwillingness to put movies into theaters on a regular basis. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"That\u2019s always been the value that theatrical has provided to films. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Behind the scenes, leadership is changing hands with plans to rethink the entire approach to adapting DC brand characters, and huge changes in store for theatrical and streaming. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"For ages, whenever a new platform or medium entered the market, people would talk about the death of theatrical . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
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"No Way Home, the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter, while the award for best audio for theatrical went to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Nightmare Alley. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"Yet, in last summer\u2019s six-part series, the Norse god of mischief (Tom Hiddleston) is also playing with time, which suggested more unusual sounds: the wailing of a theremin and its equally eerie French cousin, the ondes Martenot. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Theremin\u2019s device also inspired Robert Moog, an American inventor who built his own theremin at age 14 by copying drawings found in a hobbyist magazine, per Smithsonian. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The confused cat does not seem to realize it\u2019s playing a theremin \u2014and neither does its feline audience watching the performance in awe. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 11 Mar. 2020",
"This meditative piece worked best when the mood was quiet and undulating, especially in the passage in high harmonics near the end, so otherworldly in sound, almost like a theremin . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Before the moon landing, movie music for space travel mostly dealt in fantasy as well, whether with Wagnerian bombast or ghostly theremin . \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
"While there are few theremin players, Sussman said the instrument has stood the test of time due to its popularity in music and film. \u2014 Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com , 14 June 2019",
"Last year\u2019s , starring Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, offers a fictional interpretation of the first moon landing, but the real scene-stealer was a theremin . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 19 July 2019",
"As opposed to a traditional horror score with sweeping orchestrations and a bit of theremin , this show's music relies instead on minimalistic electronic arrangements to further lean into its offbeat ethos. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 14 June 2019"
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"Announcing the film's title earlier this month, Johnson tweeted about Agatha Christie's influence on the project, which was originally set for a theatrical release before Netflix acquired the rights to the sequel for $400 million in early 2021. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The first two movies aired on the Disney Channel while the third had a larger, theatrical release. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"In Italy, where audiences have been reluctant to return to theaters, the government announced plans to widen the theatrical window to rescue an industry in freefall. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its first weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar\u2019s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Lightyear, with its brand-name attachment to Pixar\u2019s biggest franchise, will of course have a wide theatrical release so everyone can enjoy all the zaps and hyper-speed jumps on the biggest screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Just in time for its theatrical release, Lightyear already has several collectibles that celebrate Buzz and new characters, like Sox. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"But the film, set to debut on Hulu on Friday, will not have a theatrical release in the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Yes, this Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure is going to cross $100 million domestic, a huge win for theatrical and for studios that would like to make more than just IP adaptations. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Library sales and overseas projects, grew, but there were enduring problems for Korean theatrical . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There was just one new wide release this weekend, which is itself inexcusable and yet more evidence that the biggest threat to theatrical is not Covid but rather studios\u2019 unwillingness to put movies into theaters on a regular basis. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"That\u2019s always been the value that theatrical has provided to films. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Behind the scenes, leadership is changing hands with plans to rethink the entire approach to adapting DC brand characters, and huge changes in store for theatrical and streaming. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"For ages, whenever a new platform or medium entered the market, people would talk about the death of theatrical . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The studio conglomerates have appeased their stockholders with an increasing number of simultaneous, self-competing theatrical and streaming premieres. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No Way Home, the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter, while the award for best audio for theatrical went to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Nightmare Alley. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"Well represented in the show, for example, is Agnes Pelton, a SoCal spiritualist painter who had been interested in theosophy early in her life (and who was recently the subject of a terrific exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Agni Yoga, theosophy and the teachings of Helena Blavatsky among others. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
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"And like af Klint, Pelton rooted her work in her practice of theosophy \u2014 the belief in a deeper spiritual reality that can be accessed through heightened awareness \u2014 and used color, abstract forms and symbols to convey the sublime. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"In Europe the tenets of Buddhism, theosophy , and anthroposophy were in vogue, and many other artists of the period \u2014 including Kandinsky and Malevich \u2014 explored a spiritual basis for their art. \u2014 Andrew Ferren, New York Times , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Although there's little data on toxin levels in this species, one small study in San Francisco showed mercury levels almost as high as in swordfish. \u2014 Amy Blumenthal , O , August 2004",
"\u2026 the daily regimen included, among other things, 20-minute predawn runs and two-hour morning skates. There were also afternoon weightlifting and cardio sessions. \u2014 Kelley King , Sports Illustrated , 21 Jan. 2002",
"Cancer was like that. It was like being run off the road by a truck, and I've got the scars to prove it. There's a puckered wound in my upper chest just above my heart, which is where the catheter was implanted. \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
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"For travelers who have a thirst to quench and are on the hunt for adventure, too \u2014 or for those just looking to explore what's out there , here are six breweries that offer unforgettable views of our America. \u2014 Fox News , 7 July 2022",
"Of course, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and Udoka will be there and watching the action closely. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 July 2022",
"Saunders was there to watch his nephew, who kept pestering him about how Booker, who averaged fewer than nine minutes per game, could do so much more. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2022",
"The obvious conclusion was there all along: Salad invites flavor and zest and a personal favorite of mine, spice. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 6 July 2022",
"Through the eyes of an insecure person, an interesting dichotomy is there . \u2014 Jaelani Turner-williams, SPIN , 6 July 2022",
"Another officer with the school district's police department had sped through the school's parking lot while the gunman was there but didn't see him. \u2014 Rosa Flores, CNN , 6 July 2022",
"The collapse on stage startled fans who were there to see Santana and an earlier performance by Earth, Wind and Fire. \u2014 John Wisely, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2022",
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"The triangular camp \u2013 a parking lot among two other parking lots, train tracks and in the shadow of grain silos next to the Steel Bridge -- is paved, something that the handful of people who live there year-round and run the community gush about. \u2014 Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com , 10 July 2017"
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"The ocean has three primary layers -- the surface layer (sometimes referred to as the mixed layer), the thermocline layer and the deep ocean. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The best Lake Erie walleye and steelhead trout fishing from Lorain to Conneaut has been in deeper waters, and anglers are targeting fish hanging around the thermocline that separates the warmer and cooler waters in summer. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Reports from successful fishermen pinpoint the thermocline at just 10 feet from the lake bottom in 63- to 68-foot depths. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Aug. 2021",
"This concentrates the bait and fish to whatever depth the thermocline forms. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 8 June 2020",
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"In summer, hot weather for months creates a layer of warm water to form on the surface, and beneath it, the thermocline , a layer of cool, oxygenated water full of fish, often 40 to 60 feet deep. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"In the fall, that warm surface layer sinks and is replaced on top by the thermocline . \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Fishing: Cherry Lake provides trout fishing, best for those who troll and can target the thermocline under the surface layer of warm water. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 8 Aug. 2019"
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"This tag was also used to describe the work of Mos Def, The Roots, former Common paramour Erykah Badu and other hip-hop innovators, whose music and thematic subjects were designed to enlighten as well as entertain. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"Pairi Daiza features many other thematic environments including tropical greenhouses, an educational farm for kids, 20 acres dedicated to the savannah animals and a large aquarium. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Johnson\u2019s prismatic musical study of the impact of a bereavement occupies similar thematic territory and comes with comparably clear-eyed understanding. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Wait, no, that makes the show sound like a failure of thematic intention or plot momentum. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"The launch of thematic ETFs can often coincide with market peaks in sentiment for those specific sectors. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
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"Led by researcher Inbal Raverby, the group tested the theory that humans follow other mammals in using smell to help define friend or foe. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2022",
"Though police have investigated the case as a murder-suicide, Novatek and Protosenya\u2019s son disputed the theory that his father was the killer to the Daily Mail, instead suggesting all three family members were murdered. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 6 July 2022",
"Their proof pulled in an esoteric piece of algebraic geometry known as Hodge theory , named after William Vallance Douglas Hodge, a British mathematician. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2022",
"Pro-choice lawsuits are likely to pursue the pre\u00ebmption theory , invoking the supremacy clause of the Constitution to argue that the F.D.A.\u2019s rulings take precedence over those of state authorities. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"The theory largely held true for versions of the virus that were less infectious than omicron. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 July 2022",
"Tragically, electromagnetic theory is still taught the old way. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 2 July 2022",
"The Honest Elections Project made multiple references to a 2021 article in the Fordham Law Review explaining the theory . \u2014 Colby Itkowitz And Isaac Stanley-becker, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2022"
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"This contrived right \u2014 never before or since applied to any other refugee population \u2014 found its way into U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194, which Arab governments thenceforward wielded as a cudgel against the Jewish state. \u2014 Michael M. Rosen, National Review , 20 Aug. 2020"
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"Part of the problem is that many people understand weight loss to be a thermodynamic issue. \u2014 Nick Heil, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Lastly, Rillieux employed the thermodynamic principle that pressure and temperature follow each other\u2014as one changes so does the other. \u2014 Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This is the opposite of physicists\u2019 idea of thermodynamic equilibrium, in which energy flows into a system only to inevitably dissipate: imagine a pot of water that is brought to a rolling boil and then returned to room temperature. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The Big Freeze hypothesis states that the heat death of the universe will result when all of space approaches absolute zero, or a state of no thermodynamic free energy. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2022",
"To make it, Brooks infuses a proprietary cushion material with nitrogen through a fluid foaming process \u2014 a thermodynamic experience similar to brewing coffee. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The findings suggest that the thermodynamic equations the theorists derived may hold universally for timekeeping devices. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 31 Aug. 2021",
"These relationships were purely theoretical until this spring, when the experimental physicist Natalia Ares and her team at the University of Oxford reported measurements of a nanoscale clock that strongly support the new thermodynamic theory. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Without delving too deeply into the science behind the mathematics (see here for details), the bifurcation process is based on thermodynamic principles based on energy levels. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021"
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"In New South Wales, a production hub for the thermal coal burned in power plants \u2014 some of the biggest contributors to global emissions \u2014 proposals for 20 new coal mines are under review. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The new design is thinner, lighter and includes thermal capabilities with fans that move 50% more air. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The biggest advantage of those is the thermal capabilities, especially since the hinge mechanism allows for new places for air to be circulated in and out. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Some have thermal imaging capabilities to scan for body heat, while larger drones can deliver medical supplies and other goods to people in isolated areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
"Last year, the Minnesota State Board of Investment voted to divest from companies that derive more than a quarter of their revenue from thermal coal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2021",
"The Dodge County Sheriff\u2019s Office also deployed two drone teams with thermal imaging capabilities to assist in locating Vogt. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Nov. 2020",
"Almost all sectors of the equity market are excluded from consideration, except ones such as thermal coal, tobacco and weapons manufacturing. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"India is being offered Russian coal at a discount of around $10 per metric tonne over Australia\u2019s Newcastle thermal coal. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"With lockdowns lifting, many employers plan to use systems, including fever-detecting thermal cameras, mask-checking systems and corporate contact-tracing devices, to help prevent new Covid-19 outbreaks. \u2014 Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg.com , 1 June 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
"Fever-checking thermal cameras are also starting to become ubiquitous. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com , 20 May 2020",
"Some airports, such as London Heathrow, Puerto Rico's San Juan airport, and Paine Field\u2014a secondary airport in Seattle\u2014are using thermal cameras to scan crowds for feverish temperatures. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 May 2020",
"In Florida's Palm Beach County, Dahua thermal cameras sold by RedSpeed and installed last month scan everyone who enters the county jail and courthouse, while a deputy with a laptop reviews people's temperatures from nearby. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2020",
"In Midtown Manhattan, thermal cameras will measure body temperatures as employees file into a 32-story office tower at Rockefeller Center. \u2014 Konrad Putzier And Chip Cutter, WSJ , 5 May 2020",
"More than 1,500 thermal cameras were shipped to Amazon warehouses by China\u2019s Zhejiang Dahua Technology, and at least 500 of the cameras are being sold within the U.S., Reuters reported Wednesday citing three sources. \u2014 Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner , 29 Apr. 2020"
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"Always have a fresh pot of coffee ready in the Chemex so guests can help theirselves to a cup. \u2014 ELLE Decor , 30 Nov. 2018"
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"And therein lies both the future of Microsoft web exploration, and the reasons why the company needed something new: Internet Explorer was a dated operation plagued with compatibility and security concerns. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
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"And, therein lies the problem with how so many people \u2013 generally young straight women \u2013 are using attachment theory. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
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"And therein lies the problem, though not with every species. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022"
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"Hexion serves the global adhesive and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, speciality products and technical support for customers in various applications and industries. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Using an ultraviolet laser pointed at a surface of a liquid thermoset resin, SLA 3D printing first draws an object's support structures, and then the object. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chantal Tribolo of the University of Bordeaux Montaigne performed what is called thermoluminescence analysis to determine whether the silcrete tools from Pinnacle Point were intentionally heated. \u2014 Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2012",
"The teeth were dated to around 250,000 years ago based on thermoluminescence testing on nearby burned flint, and the set of samples recorded about three years of life. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2018",
"Hublin and his colleagues used a method called thermoluminescence to calculate how much time had passed since the blades were burned. \u2014 The New York Times, Orange County Register , 7 June 2017",
"Potts also noted that in east Africa, dating the argon in volcanic ash is preferred over thermoluminescence (but there is no ash in Morocco to measure). \u2014 Ben Guarino, The Denver Post , 7 June 2017",
"Dr. Hublin and his colleagues used a method called thermoluminescence to calculate how much time had passed since the blades were burned. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 7 June 2017",
"This technique, known as thermoluminescence , told them that the tools were roughly 280,000 and 350,000 years old. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 7 June 2017"
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"No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any public highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of said vehicle. \u2014 Nashelly Chavez, sacbee , 14 May 2018",
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"His writing on Fawlty Towers and his portrayal of Basil Fawlty thereon were so hysterical that, despite having lasted for only twelve episodes, it is thought of by many as the best sitcom ever made. \u2014 Matt Blum, WIRED , 27 Oct. 2012"
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"And through theosophy \u2014the belief that spiritual revelation, the Absolute, is attainable through the direct experience of nature and the creative expression of the artist. \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Well represented in the show, for example, is Agnes Pelton, a SoCal spiritualist painter who had been interested in theosophy early in her life (and who was recently the subject of a terrific exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Agni Yoga, theosophy and the teachings of Helena Blavatsky among others. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"The artist speaks from his studio about abstraction, theosophy and turning lead into gold. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"And like af Klint, Pelton rooted her work in her practice of theosophy \u2014 the belief in a deeper spiritual reality that can be accessed through heightened awareness \u2014 and used color, abstract forms and symbols to convey the sublime. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"In Europe the tenets of Buddhism, theosophy , and anthroposophy were in vogue, and many other artists of the period \u2014 including Kandinsky and Malevich \u2014 explored a spiritual basis for their art. \u2014 Andrew Ferren, New York Times , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Bloom began to explore theosophy , Vedanta (one of the main branches of Hindu philosophy) and other forms of spiritualism. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 31 July 2019",
"The only one that\u2019s local to Sweden would be the anthroposophical movement and Rudolf Steiner, and theosophy and stuff. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 2 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regardless of whether there\u2019s a consensus on the theological gender-specific issues with writing, Conservative Anabaptist women writers still face unique work-life barriers. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Multiple sources traced the seeds of the present disunity back even further when theological liberalism that questioned the Bible's authority swept into U.S. seminaries from Europe during the 19th century. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"United Methodist leaders from across the theological spectrum, tired of the decades-long impasse, have tried to find a solution that is acceptable to traditionalists and progressives alike. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
"Maxwell was troubled by the theological implications of a cosmic heat death and of an inexorable rule of change that seemed to undermine free will. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Our theological claim cannot be the law of the land. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"But this is a highly original work that goes beyond its theological aspects to explore more universal questions of mankind and our evanescent place in the world. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Sin is far more insidious than most want to imagine, and the costs of theological failure are horrifying. \u2014 R. Albert Mohler, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Liberal academics have often described Mastriano as a leading exponent of Christian nationalism, because of his tendency to frame political events as theological challenges. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 May 2022"
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"definitions":{
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"This is a pocket-sized version of the thermocouple above\u2014and it\u2019s also a hit, with an average 4.8 stars from more than 12,780 customers. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Your pilot light can go out because of a build-up of debris or because your thermocouple goes out. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Jan. 2021",
"Your thermocouple is right next to your pilot light and can stop working because there is no metal to metal contact. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Jan. 2021",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Plug the thermocouple into the meter to read air temperature, or insert the temperature probe to take temperature readings of liquids, gels or to track the surface temperature of a gas dryer. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020"
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"British billionaire Richard Branson inaugurated a new era by traveling to the thermosphere using his Virgin Galactic venture. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The billionaires had locked themselves in a dude-bro cold war, each eager to make history as the very first head of a space tourism brand to hurl himself into the thermosphere . \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 18 July 2021",
"Amateur traders quickly embraced a company that aims to charge $250,000 for a few minutes of weightlessness in the lower thermosphere . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 11 May 2021",
"And the thermosphere above is thin enough that air drag doesn\u2019t burn orbiting satellites. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 12 Feb. 2021",
"The company, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, promises to take six passengers to experience a few minutes of weightlessness in the lower thermosphere in its cutting-edge SpaceShipTwo craft. ... \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2020",
"The team also simulated the thermosphere and allowed the sizes of impact aerosols to change over time. \u2014 Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The goal is to figure out the particle makeup of the thermosphere and ionosphere, known as the neutral atmosphere and map its changing temperatures. \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 Jan. 2018",
"Richard Branson licensed the technology for Virgin Galactic, his space tourism gambit, which aims to start regular visits to the thermosphere by 2012. \u2014 Carl Hoffman, WIRED , 15 Nov. 2009"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The winged trio is said by some to symbolize the Holy Trinity and is an elegant example of theophany , or the appearance of a deity, in a painting. \u2014 Mary Norris, Town & Country , 2 Dec. 2013"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another idea is creating electricity through thermoelectricity , converting variations in temperature into electric voltage. \u2014 Alex Davies, WIRED , 12 Mar. 2015",
"Thermoelectricity \u2014or electricity produced through temperature differences\u2014originated in 1821 when Thomas Seebeck and Jean Peltier discovered the conversion of heat to electricity. \u2014 Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian , 10 Apr. 2017"
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"Why not make Murray the delusional and mercenary conspiracy theorist also James Bond with a heart of gold for no reason? \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Voters similarly rejected election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters in the GOP's secretary of state primary. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s lawyers, Jeffery Clark, a former Justice Department official, and Alex Jones, an alt-right conspiracy theorist radio host, all pleaded the fifth more than 100 times. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
"Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who was successfully sued for defamation for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax, also echoed the misinformation that the Uvalde shooting suspect was trans. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
"The future of computing is the subject of our fascinating cover story this month, by quantum theorist Zaira Nazario. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"It\u2019s where the electorate cast a decisive vote for President Biden that November \u2014 as well as sending far-right conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Washington. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That fall, employees also took to a public Slack channel called #ethics-club to flag a Rogan interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (whose podcast has itself been banned from Spotify for violating the company\u2019s hate content rules). \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas on Monday to Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and friend of former President Donald Trump, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 22 Nov. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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"Rolle was reluctant to theorize what may have happened. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These gummies also contain vitamin B12 and L- theanine for smooth energy enhancement without a harsh comedown later. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Its illuminating complex combines golden silk essence, Japanese pearl and theanine to combat the damage that comes with dry skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Because of this, some research indicates that supplementing with L- theanine can help protect against oxidative stress. \u2014 Amy Capetta, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"The ingredients in these treats include chamomile, passionflower, and L- theanine . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Green and black tea are rich in anti-aging polyphenols and contain theanine , an amino acid that promotes relaxation. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Cinnamon can help control blood sugar and theanine and caffeine in chai tea can help to keep us focused during the day. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The new line features two gummies: the Energy provides a jitter-free buzz with L- theanine and green tea leaf extract, while the six milligrams of melatonin in the Sleep formula encourage sleep. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s the logic behind Zeno\u2019s formula, as L- theanine is proven to enhance focus and calm. \u2014 Benjamin Adams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"The thermionic diode heat engine invented by Nottingham and Hatsopoulos in the 1950s finally went all the way and produced power with no moving parts. \u2014 Charles A. Berg, The New York Review of Books , 6 June 2019"
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"Russia also has been using TOS-1A systems firing thermobaric warheads, sometimes called vacuum bombs, which can kill soldiers even in trenches by unleashing multiple pressure blast waves. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"Ukraine is accusing Russia of using thermobaric weapons\u2014whose powerful blasts can unleash a devastating toll on people and buildings\u2014in the latest battle for the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"The Ukrainians might not be keen to lob a lot of thermobaric missiles at Russian positions when there could be civilians nearby. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"There has been no confirmation of the Ukrainian claim that Russia has used phosphorus or thermobaric weapons. \u2014 Mary Walsh, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The United States and Russia have reportedly been in a race to perfect the thermobaric weapon, billed as a substitute to nuclear weapons. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, told reporters after meeting with members of the U.S. Congress on Monday that Russia had used a thermobaric weapon. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Putin reportedly used thermobaric weapons in attacks there to save Bashar Assad's regime. \u2014 Mick Mulroy, ABC News , 6 Mar. 2022"
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"Most laptops sense heat on a single point where a thermistor is placed. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 June 2020",
"Perhaps most important is temperature control: A comfortable room temperature is selected, and a thermistor (9) in the unit allows the device to automatically switch on and off to maintain it. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2017",
"In addition, the subjects were fitted for a heart rate monitor, sweat capsules, and skin thermistors (temperature). \u2014 NOLA.com , 16 June 2017",
"Most vehicles have their thermistors on the front of the car, located behind the grill. \u2014 Greg Porter, Washington Post , 12 June 2017",
"Readers will learn about ICs, non-NXT sensors such as thermistors , accelerometers, and force-sensitive resistors, and other devices such as the XBee wireless modules. \u2014 James Floyd Kelly, WIRED , 12 Feb. 2013",
"Perhaps most important is temperature control: A comfortable room temperature is selected, and a thermistor (9) in the unit allows the device to automatically switch on and off to maintain it. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2017"
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"At first, scientists thought this was unique to rodents, but in 2009, The New England Journal of Medicine published three separate discoveries proving that adult people also have brown fat\u2014and therefore capacity for nonshivering thermogenesis . \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The chemical reaction that creates the acidic aroma also heats up the flower\u2019s spadix in a process known as thermogenesis . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
"These supplements come in capsules, tablets, liquids, powders, and bars, with manufacturers claiming the products reduce macronutrient absorption, appetite, body fat, and weight and increase metabolism and thermogenesis , per the NIH. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 25 June 2021",
"Bitter orange is particularly high in synephrine, a natural compound that triggers thermogenesis in the body to induce fat loss. \u2014 Daily Health Reports, Chron , 4 Feb. 2021",
"In that case, fidgeting is part of a suite of behaviors known as nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), which also includes maintaining posture and other activities involved with going about our daily lives. \u2014 Popular Science , 6 Jan. 2021",
"If getting sweaty doesn\u2019t sound like fun, aim for 10,000 steps\u2019 worth of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) per day instead. \u2014 Pam Moore, Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2020",
"This rise triggers thermogenesis , the body's natural tendency to create heat, which results in burning calories. \u2014 Redbook , 26 July 2017",
"Try to focus on a whole-day approach to activity and maximizing your non-exercise activity thermogenesis (also known as NEAT). \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 17 Mar. 2020"
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"Over time, photographers have expanded this to beyond the optical range to create images from infrared, x-ray, and other parts of the spectrum, such as thermography . \u2014 Rashed Haq, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Unfortunately, there still has not been any evidence that thermography has any advantages over mammography. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2021",
"So theoretically, thermography could be used to diagnose thyroid tumors and hyperthyroidism. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Infrared light is also used for other purposes, including night vision, thermography , tracking technology, meteorology, art history and heat. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 31 May 2021",
"Mercola has since stopped offering thermography , according to former employees and business records. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Mercola has since stopped offering thermography , according to former employees and business records. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Mercola has since stopped offering thermography , according to former employees and business records. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Mercola has since stopped offering thermography , according to former employees and business records. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019"
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"Instant Knockout is the top thermogenic fat burning supplement for men. \u2014 Norcal Marketing, Chron , 4 Feb. 2021",
"Along with other natural ingredients that support several processes in the body, Trimtone contains a unique thermogenic fat burner, a spice called grains of paradise. \u2014 Norcal Marketing, Chron , 4 Feb. 2021",
"Final thoughts \u2013 are thermogenic fat burners right for you? \u2014 Norcal Marketing, Chron , 4 Feb. 2021",
"Hot water as well as thermogenic foods \u2014 foods that include ginger, cayenne or chili pepper \u2014 are said to produce heat in the body. \u2014 Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Sitting under a lamp that provides light from the red end of the spectrum can have a thermogenic impact on the body. \u2014 Steven Macari, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Jan. 2018"
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"As of today, her thermogram results are normal, her blood and urine tests are benign, and her hormones, cortisol levels, kidney and liver functions, metabolism and other results are all looking good. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 20 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inside the engine, for example, where high temperatures are reached, thermophilic bacteria could (maybe) be found. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
"The closed-vessel system also accelerated the proliferation of the thermophilic organisms that break a body down, transforming it into soil in just thirty days. \u2014 Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
"From 1965 through 1975, Brock conducted field and laboratory research on thermophilic microorganisms in the hot springs of the park, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The Valley of Geysers is fragile territory, a sliver in the earth exposing volcanic rock, alkaline pools, and crusts of thermophilic bacteria. \u2014 Cnt Editors, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 11 Aug. 2020"
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"This is a game as much about being able to think clearly under pressure as anything else, but it\u2019s also about knowing where to lay down a thermite or gas grenade, whether or not to equip a Stim, and when to slide in fast or take a corner slow. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"For each explosion, the pyrotechnist produced a custom thermite mix from his extensive chemical library, wrapped it in nitrocellulose (flash paper), suspended it from a wire, and lit the fuse. \u2014 Wired , 31 Oct. 2019",
"In the future, the photographer plans to test out more exotic thermites like bismuth trioxide and manganese dioxide. \u2014 Wired , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Homemade thermite can destroy washing machines or make a hole in a frozen lake. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Hari also allegedly stored a copy of the Anarchist's Handbook, which includes instructions for creating the thermite used in the pipe bombs. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2018",
"Ukraine's intelligence service believes that Russian drones are bombing the country's ammo dumps with thermite grenades. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 27 Sep. 2017",
"In December 2015, drones dropped 14 thermite grenades on the Balakliya ammo dump but Ukrainian soldiers extinguished the grenades before a catastrophe occurred. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 27 Sep. 2017",
"The drone is believed to have carried a ZMG-1 thermite grenade. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 27 July 2017"
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"Hydrogen bombs are thermonuclear weapons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But a full draft opinion has never leaked to the press in the modern history of the court, and the reaction inside the marble palace will likely be thermonuclear . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"DeChambeau\u2019s controversies emerge from his almost thermonuclear proclivity for violating golf\u2019s behavioral norms. \u2014 John Guaspari, National Review , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Even the invention of the atom bomb didn\u2019t end the primacy of carriers; instead, carriers became a platform for delivering thermonuclear weapons. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Sep. 2021",
"During the Cold War, the U.S., even with NATO, didn\u2019t have primacy over the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact for one reason: The Soviets saw a war as a fight to the finish in which nuclear and thermonuclear weapons would be used. \u2014 WSJ , 29 May 2020",
"Many are the remains of massive stars that collapsed after burning through their thermonuclear trust funds. \u2014 Dennis Overbye, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"In one unsettling plot twist, a package containing a small thermonuclear device is slipped into an order of emergency food supplies. \u2014 Adrian Chen, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
"The new estimate is dramatically bigger than previous North Korean nuclear tests, lending credence to claims that a thermonuclear device was tested. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2019",
"Pandemics have become a threat on the scale of thermonuclear war. \u2014 Mark Olshaker, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020"
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"Announcing the film's title earlier this month, Johnson tweeted about Agatha Christie's influence on the project, which was originally set for a theatrical release before Netflix acquired the rights to the sequel for $400 million in early 2021. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The first two movies aired on the Disney Channel while the third had a larger, theatrical release. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"In Italy, where audiences have been reluctant to return to theaters, the government announced plans to widen the theatrical window to rescue an industry in freefall. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its first weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Pixar\u2019s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Lightyear, with its brand-name attachment to Pixar\u2019s biggest franchise, will of course have a wide theatrical release so everyone can enjoy all the zaps and hyper-speed jumps on the biggest screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Just in time for its theatrical release, Lightyear already has several collectibles that celebrate Buzz and new characters, like Sox. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"But the film, set to debut on Hulu on Friday, will not have a theatrical release in the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yes, this Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure is going to cross $100 million domestic, a huge win for theatrical and for studios that would like to make more than just IP adaptations. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Library sales and overseas projects, grew, but there were enduring problems for Korean theatrical . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There was just one new wide release this weekend, which is itself inexcusable and yet more evidence that the biggest threat to theatrical is not Covid but rather studios\u2019 unwillingness to put movies into theaters on a regular basis. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"That\u2019s always been the value that theatrical has provided to films. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Behind the scenes, leadership is changing hands with plans to rethink the entire approach to adapting DC brand characters, and huge changes in store for theatrical and streaming. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"For ages, whenever a new platform or medium entered the market, people would talk about the death of theatrical . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The studio conglomerates have appeased their stockholders with an increasing number of simultaneous, self-competing theatrical and streaming premieres. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No Way Home, the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter, while the award for best audio for theatrical went to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Nightmare Alley. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enter Danish astronomer Olaus R\u00f8mer, who heralded an innovation that would change thermometry forever. \u2014 Phil Jaekl, Time , 1 June 2021",
"But the reports have been convincing, says Lu\u00eds Carlos, a nanoscientist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, who studies intracellular thermometry but was not involved in the new study. \u2014 Alla Katsnelson, Scientific American , 15 Jan. 2021",
"The newly bright prospects for ocean acoustic thermometry are also a validation for Munk, who was deeply saddened when his global acoustic dreams were muted, Cornuelle says. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 17 Sep. 2020",
"But by then, oceanographers had left acoustic thermometry behind and were relying on Argo, Dushaw says. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 17 Sep. 2020",
"There are also surprising opportunities for errors simply because of the massive technological changes from the early 1800s to the present day: How were temperatures taken, and could the change be because of more precise thermometry ? \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020",
"The researchers considered this and controlled for any variation in thermometry . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043022"
}
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