aside
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The Port of Long Beach recently set aside $4.8 million to make one-off payments of up to $10,000 for early adopters of zero-emission trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
You could self-insure and set aside enough money, buy traditional long-term-care insurance, or decide upon a combination.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Policy announcements aside, what stood out in this speech for me was a broader point.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“There are just two things that people know about Romania — aside from Nadia Comăneci — and it’s Dracula and Communism,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
She stepped aside and eased the door shut behind her.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Over two decades, what started as a consumer programme with quirky asides became renowned for its high-profile campaigns, notably against child abuse.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Though a few ideological asides do provide some additional color as the night goes on.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
You get six letters that you must turn into as many words of four letters or more as you can; as you create words, you’ll uncover fun little asides and notes.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The book, expanded from what he wrote for them, includes his training, pending divorce, joking asides and playing for high stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Before Martin’s mother passed, it was her lot to translate the ellipses and muttered asides that constituted conversation between father and son.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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