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as in monopolizing
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as in accosting
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In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Meta, accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the personal social networking market through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.—
Ryan Cormier,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026 -
The states argue in the civil case that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the industry and driving up prices to see live music.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police said Robert Wilson, 44, of Gaylord, was arrested on March 25 and lodged at the Otsego County Jail on one charge each of accosting a minor for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fallon quipped that White must not be able to leave the house for fear of actors accosting him asking to be on the show.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2026
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By the time selling experimental and theraputic peptides to people who had watched athletes on steroids race for a million dollars was no longer a fever dream but an approaching reality, D’Souza felt his work was done.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Orders of protection barring him from approaching his victims were issued, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Now confronting the indictment of Rocha Mayo and others, Sheinbaum, who is inherently cautious, may seek to delay the extradition process, requesting that Washington provide more evidence to Mexico’s foreign ministry, which evaluates extradition requests.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Homelander killed Firecracker in a fit of rage after confronting her about her doubts in him.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Each time, Banchero was at the center of it, creating offense, absorbing contact and refusing to let the game slip entirely out of reach.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The best ones contained rice starch, charcoal, and other oil-absorbing ingredients that didn’t weigh down hair or leave behind a white residue.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a reason the mayor is all but daring his social media followers to complain about this site.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jasmin Reese approaches interiors with an artist’s eye, embracing daring color combinations and unexpected accents in her impactful rooms.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
19 Apr. 2026
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What might have literally been Taillon’s first mistake — a sweeper just above the zone and down the middle — got hit to the lowest balcony fronting the Western Metal building by Miguel Andujar and began a relative cascade of poor pitches.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hudson Williams is fronting the latest Peloton ad.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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That would bring the global total of people facing food insecurity to 363 million, the highest level on record.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Climate tech startups are turning to AI as the solution for more problems facing the US clean power sector.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Cornering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornering. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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