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Verb
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She had been expected to be sentenced after waiving indictment in January.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
News of Allman waiving his arraignment related to the Concord incident comes days after his mother, Cher, filed a second time for conservatorship, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The homeowner, Thania Magana, said flight data showed a plane passing over her neighborhood at the time, according to Hahn.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the time of liftoff, the ISS — currently home to the seven-member Expedition 74 crew — was passing over the northern Pacific Ocean, too far away for the astronauts to see the launch directly.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Waving (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waving%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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