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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival
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as in earning
to receive as return for effort a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garnering Long considered a quick stopover on the way to the glamorous Amalfi Coast, Capri, or Ischia, Naples (Napoli in Italian) is garnering more attention these days. —
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 San Francisco's iconic Fisherman's Wharf, which draws tourists from around the globe, has been garnering some mixed reactions from visitors. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Ding won his 25th straight game in the show after garnering $27,600 throughout the show — over triple the amount of the other two contestants, Andrew Younger and Erin Adams, who had $6,200 and $3,800. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Nonetheless, European startups developing chips for AI inference to rival Nvidia are increasingly garnering interest from investors. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Holecek returns to the position after leading the team from 2006 to 2022, garnering an impressive 185-36 game record over the course of 17 seasons. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Mazin Gilbert was a pioneer in speech recognition and speech synthesis, garnering over 200 patents. —Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 There's a strong wine game with boutique producers and independent labels garnering the focus. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 San Francisco's iconic Fisherman's Wharf, which draws tourists from around the globe, has been garnering some mixed reactions from visitors. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Ding won his 25th straight game in the show after garnering $27,600 throughout the show — over triple the amount of the other two contestants, Andrew Younger and Erin Adams, who had $6,200 and $3,800. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Nonetheless, European startups developing chips for AI inference to rival Nvidia are increasingly garnering interest from investors. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Holecek returns to the position after leading the team from 2006 to 2022, garnering an impressive 185-36 game record over the course of 17 seasons. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Mazin Gilbert was a pioneer in speech recognition and speech synthesis, garnering over 200 patents. —Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 There's a strong wine game with boutique producers and independent labels garnering the focus. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.— Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Perseverance rover, which is on Mars collecting rock and soil samples, could face spending reductions.— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Barker studied film, cinema and video production at the University of Southern California for two years before earning a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from the University of Miami in 2011, per LinkedIn.— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Chapman University’s commencement weekend will run through May 24 and honor more than 3,000 Class of 2026 graduates, including approximately 850 earning advanced degrees across the university’s 11 schools and colleges.— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Gamble is still assembling a staff but one of her assistants will be her brother, Kenneth Davis, a former receiver at Liberty High in Bakersfield.— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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With every petal peeled and stem snipped, Phoebe Rupp, Maddie Cofer and Ava Sudbeck are assembling their masterpieces.— Bo Evans, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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At the western edge of the city, where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean, skateboarding is gaining new ground.— Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Along with other conflicts, terrorist attacks, and the detritus of previous wars, bomb detection and disposal units are gaining far too much experience in dealing with such threats to life and limb as well as learning from the painful examples of others.— David Szondy April 11, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
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Now Voyager 1 is gathering data with only its magnetometer and its plasma wave subsystem.— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
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The two large firehouse doors facing Whipple have been replaced with large glass windows, one of which can be opened to the small exterior plaza at the front that provides a ramped entry and space for gathering in nicer weather.— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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This marks their first winning streak of at least seven games within April since 1989 (also seven).— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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In another era of Top Chef, the winning dishes actually would have made their way onto the Cracker Barrel menu.— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The video instantly viral, amassing over 16 million views.— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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The Fanjuls fled Cuba after Fidel Castro’s takeover and built a sugar empire with colossal political might, amassing a fortune of more than $6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.— Michael Smith, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026
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Do not use reaping decoys while hunting turkeys on public ground.— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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That influence is now reaping benefits from the community, as attendance and sponsorships continue to rise with their social media presence.— PJ Green April 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Garnering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/garnering. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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