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as in to provide

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a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event the couple's initial exchange of insults proved to be only a warm-up for their booze-fueled fight later that night

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Ombré became one of the defining looks of the weekend, especially as the All-Star Game warm-up uniforms echoed the same gradient effect. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Following June and July’s warm-up, August delivers summer’s main event for stargazers. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 Bosa did warm-up drills with the defensive line then returned to individual conditioning rather than participate in 11-on-11 action. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 As Summit players had passed through the southeast gate and into warm-ups, the crowd pushed closer to the barriers. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for warm (up)

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The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Australians do provide a men’s and women’s singles berth for a player from the Asia-Pacific region, to foster development in less traditional tennis countries.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Cooper—who is reportedly in Paris to film a prelude to Ocean’s Eleven with Margot Robbie—was not pictured.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Marvel services fans with a bevy of delightful Easter eggs, but the film works better as an extended prelude to Endgame than as its own story.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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Private sector capabilities are better equipped to do so, but they are typically barred by law from touching attackers’ systems.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The wrist braces resemble the kind sold at a drugstore to help with tendon pain, the only difference being each comes equipped with a 7-pound weight at the end.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The move away from screens is part of a national conversation following the COVID-19 pandemic, during which schools were forced to rely on screens to educate students learning remotely.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
Companies that invest in educating their communities earn lasting trust.

— John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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