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put

[poot] / pʊt /




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Before his foray into politics, Raimondo was studying for his A-levels, which he reportedly put on hold to make time for his campaign.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers had put it forward as an explanation for Uranus’s orbit, which drifts from the path of orbital motion that physics would expect it to follow.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The endowment, $13.4 billion as of June 30, made a call to put money into SpaceX in 2018, investing alongside Vy Capital, but also has exposure through multiple managers who invested in SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Metal barriers were put up at each block as sports fans faced an airport-style gauntlet of security.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Betsie ran to make more coffee and put her taartjes in the oven while Toos and I hurried to the doors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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