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have

[hav, huhv, uhv, haf] / hæv, həv, əv, hæf /




VERB
bring into the world
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Misr will have a chance to comment on the Treasury action over 30 days before winding down the U.S. correspondent relationships of its Emirati branch.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Unretouched triangular microlithic projectile points have been identified from their impact traces in the oldest occupation layers of the Obi-Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan, dating to 80,000 years ago.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

High pressure has been building in from the south where temperatures across continental Europe have been particularly high.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The Japanese Armed Forces have flooded into the school, looking for contraband, and she wants to warn as many people as she can.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

High pressure has been building in from the south where temperatures across continental Europe have been particularly high.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Every neighborhood has its own earth god, who watches over its homes and streets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Even after the reforms that reopened churches and temples in the 1980s, religion has remained something the state permits—and can always revoke.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Excess fat stored inside skeletal muscle has become an important metabolic health concern.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

There has been talk that the Americans are on the move.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Bad Bunny had a clear vision for his historic Super Bowl halftime show and only two months to bring it to life, said the creative team behind the performance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

In a side room I glimpsed a religious-education class being led, with older participants seated before a lecturer who had scriptures projected on a screen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

"They had relationships with these home care aides for years - some of them for decades," she says, adding that Holocaust survivors especially can have difficulty trusting strangers.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, had a limited theatrical run before being released on HBO in June 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Her obituary identifies her as “a retired secretary who had worked as an usher.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"So yeah, I do definitely pine for those non-digital, in-person experiences, and I envy my parents for having them."

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Twelve months on, they are having to work harder, the scrutiny is more intense, and the pressure only growing.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

So as my friends and I work through the shorter-term strain pets are having on our spending, we can take solace in some longer-term benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

And I remember having a really extraordinary feeling of surprise, knowing the audience was there.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

He had slipped easily into the part of being a younger brother to Peter— mostly, I think, because he genuinely liked having an older brother of his own, a proper pal.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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