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as in reprehends
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as in quarrels (with)
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Woman, Life, Freedom protests The 2020 election of Joe Biden led to tentative efforts to restore the JCPOA, but any progress made was squashed by the 2021 election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran.—
Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
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Then that correction gets a correction from Andy, who protests that Lisa was really only a villain her last year of Housewives.— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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For example, when Jehosheba complains that her Martha slacks off when her dad is out of town, Daisy infers that the Commander made a visit to the Colonies.— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
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In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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In between the first two Godfather films, Cazale acted in another Coppola film, The Conversation (1974), playing Stan, an assistant to a meticulous and devout surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) who scorns Stan’s irreverent attitude to their work.— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
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The former plantation rejects the rosy antebellum view, focusing instead on slavery’s horrors.— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
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Iran rejects the prospect of negotiations being conducted under pressure or aimed at Tehran surrendering, the the Iranian official told Reuters.— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Objects (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/objects%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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