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[awl-red-ee] / ɔlˈrɛd i /


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They had already dropped Root before he was dismissed and wicketkeeper and captain Kusal Mendis spilled a thick edge when Brook had seven.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The small-estate procedure does not simply eliminate the need to deal with real estate, and you already have that sewn up.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

In a classic study she began as a Harvard undergraduate, hotel housekeepers were told—accurately—that their daily work already constituted meaningful exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

MLB’s 2027 special-event schedule is already set, making 2028 the earliest possible date.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

I clung to him and hobbled across some tracks to where another train was waiting, engine already puffing smoke.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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