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as in happening
to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of coming off The Orioles crushed the Red Sox pitching staff for six home runs, five of those coming off starting pitcher Brayan Bello, who got shelled for eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in the worst start of his career. —
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper led the way, scoring 33 and 27 points, respectively, with Harper coming off the bench to shoot a red-hot 9-of-12 from the field. —Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Another video shows a person with smoke coming off his clothes as others rushed to help him. —Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Woods, coming off a victory the week before at the Tour Championship, went 0-4. —Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 More likely, the Nuggets will run plenty of sets with him coming off pin-downs and other screens to catch in the flow of their half-court offense, sparing him from the burden of initiating every possession. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 Nikola Jokić averaged a triple-double, and Jamal Murray is coming off his best regular season ever to help Denver end the season on a 12-game win streak. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The Stallions are 1-2 and coming off two straight losses by a total of six points. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 For the first time in more than a decade, the Chiefs will enter the NFL Draft not merely after failing to make the playoffs, but coming off their first losing season of the Andy Reid era. —Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper led the way, scoring 33 and 27 points, respectively, with Harper coming off the bench to shoot a red-hot 9-of-12 from the field. —Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Another video shows a person with smoke coming off his clothes as others rushed to help him. —Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Woods, coming off a victory the week before at the Tour Championship, went 0-4. —Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 More likely, the Nuggets will run plenty of sets with him coming off pin-downs and other screens to catch in the flow of their half-court offense, sparing him from the burden of initiating every possession. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 Nikola Jokić averaged a triple-double, and Jamal Murray is coming off his best regular season ever to help Denver end the season on a 12-game win streak. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The Stallions are 1-2 and coming off two straight losses by a total of six points. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 For the first time in more than a decade, the Chiefs will enter the NFL Draft not merely after failing to make the playoffs, but coming off their first losing season of the Andy Reid era. —Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, with oil tankers taking 50 days or more to travel from the Persian Gulf to Europe or to our west coast, the effects of what is happening now militarily still has a long time to play out; and the effects of ongoing conflict is even foggier.— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
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There's always something happening here, from DJs on the rooftop to live bands at Drake Underground, the hotel's lounge and performance space.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026
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For example, Caleb Lomu literally could learn at the foot of Trent Williams before shifting over and succeeding him at left tackle.— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The book’s ambivalent nostalgia has not kept it from succeeding prodigiously.— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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The problem is that most organizations aren’t ready to deal with most of the AI security concerns that are already clear and the emerging ones coming down the pike.— Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices have spiked sharply since the conflict started, nearing $120 a barrel on Monday, before coming down.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
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My days are spent walking the halls of Congress and going over election data, not talking ball with players and coaches.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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On average, these objects hit our atmosphere going over 15 miles per second.— Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
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Without those guys, Denver lacks the length, athleticism and shot creation to get much of anything going on either end of the floor.— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, there are lots of conversations going on about tapping various parts of the Disney media empire to woo other audiences who might not ordinally tune in the football spectacle.— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Schultz learned a lot going from his first big-league start on Tuesday to his second on Sunday.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Murray’s route to 30 points was unorthodox, going 0-for-8 from 3-point range but making all 16 of his free throw attempts.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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This usually only occurs in small amounts and can be replenished after working out.— BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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The time interval between a car going up and a car going down is therefore extremely short.— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
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My wife loves going down there and taking like strolls and walks and just eating good food.— Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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