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“Leadership roles usually create fiduciary duties and reputational alignment that are hard to square away with claims of full research independence.”

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Many, fearful that their marital status is in danger, are moving now to square away potential medical, parental and estate issues.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2022

Before the pandemic, she liked to be in her classroom by 6 a.m. to square away her teaching prep and lesson planning.

From New York Times May 1, 2020

Yet he dallied, skated square, away from challenges, before blasting high.

From The Guardian Jan. 29, 2020

We had seen Dad nick fenders, slaughter chickens, square away with traffic policemen, and knock down full-grown trees, and we weren’t taking any chances.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey



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