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as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
our team wasn't merely bad—we were monstrously inept
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a monstrously expensive movie that nearly bankrupted the studio
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There is a condition that some have labeled celebrity worship syndrome, defining it as an obsessive-addictive disorder where people become overly involved with celebrities’ personal lives.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025 -
But Zhang believes there’s no need to be overly pessimistic.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Judges tend to be highly deferential to the privacy claims raised by these educational institutions.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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The wooden structure, the highly flammable roof and the litter allowed to accumulate over decades in a void between the earth and the stand’s wooden floorboards were accidents waiting to happen.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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If your customer is growing, your relationship should too.—
Terry Chen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Clearly, this solution greatly reduces the carbon footprint of a desalination project, since desalination’s energy requirements are provided by renewable wave power.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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This work focuses greatly on advanced techniques such as model compression, quantization, and distributed inference along with federated learning.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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After playing just one division foe over the first six weeks of the season — a three-game sweep of the utterly helpless Colorado Rockies last month — the Dodgers are finally getting into the meat of their division schedule.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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How anyone thought that this was the most engaging use of a seemingly competent third-person flight-combat system is utterly baffling.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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That seems much more acceptable and my prediction is – given the enormous cost savings that can be achieved – the trucking industry will be the first to be disrupted by autonomous vehicles.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Democratic primary voters also should take a look at the other mayoral candidates and weigh their positions on building affordable housing, creating more jobs, reducing crime, keeping trains running on time, and much more.—
Karen Hinton,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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