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[deem] / dim /


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Recent polling suggests that, ahead of Tuesday’s primary, incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has what pollsters deem a statistically insignificant lead in her bid for reelection as the city’s top executive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

And although referees' boss Howard Webb told Forest that while there could be justifiable reasons to deem it was not handball by Mbeumo, 'football's expectation' would have been for the goal to be disallowed.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Here’s why he ruled against Maddin: Gorsuch looked at that statute that protects workers when they are in conditions they deem dangerous.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Who could have imagined that the U.S. government would deem a budget airline too big to fail?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“Yes! I think her involvement will really get some of the more popular students to participate. By ‘popular,’ I mean those students that fit a construct of what high school-aged peers deem to be cool.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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