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Verb
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O'Reilly said that the police department reduced the number of abuse complaints and use of Taser, which had been leading to costly lawsuits.—
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
Adjective
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Pritzker also sided with government unions over taxpayers by authorizing around $100 million in new annual pension sweeteners for two nearly insolvent Chicago funds.—
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In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.—
Adjective
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Telehealth business Thirty Madison in 2023 bought patient file assets from bankrupt The Pill Club for $23.2 million after acquiring women's health testing startup Nurx the year prior.—
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The latest war has been catastrophic for the Palestinian people, and that is the culmination of years of bankrupt international policy.—
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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