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as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores
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as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Our test model touts an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and a GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU, which posted similar performance to full-size entry-level gaming desktops in our testing.
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PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
The decision comes just as rival media companies have recently been touting the success of their free video-streaming platforms.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
The three winners have criticized the Criminal Appeals Court's 2021 voter fraud ruling and touted their endorsements from Paxton and Trump, who blasted the incumbents for their votes.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
There, Trump touted his good relationship with both the Ukrainian and Russian presidents only to later blame Zelensky and President Joe Biden for the war, without mentioning Putin at all.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
The decision comes just as rival media companies have recently been touting the success of their free video-streaming platforms.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
The three winners have criticized the Criminal Appeals Court's 2021 voter fraud ruling and touted their endorsements from Paxton and Trump, who blasted the incumbents for their votes.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
There, Trump touted his good relationship with both the Ukrainian and Russian presidents only to later blame Zelensky and President Joe Biden for the war, without mentioning Putin at all.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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But not all of that salmon is as advertised, according to new research.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Republic found numerous posts on Snapchat, Instagram and other social media sites advertising big paydays for drivers in Arizona border towns, including Bisbee, Sierra Vista and Douglas.Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lawyers representing the plaintiffs applauded the judge's decision.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Johnson applauds Harris' commitment to hire 14,000 behavioral health care workers in U.S. schools and warns of Trump's statements on withholding federal funding to schools that teach about the history of slavery.Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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To date, Cheer Fare has engaged about 100 collegiate cheerleaders, from the JUCO to D-I levels, and has paid some of them between $200 to $1,000 to promote the platform.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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During their stay in Argentina, the San Sebastian and Malaga Festivals will meet representatives of the Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos and Santiago del Estero provinces to work on drawing up a collaboration agreement to promote exchange and relations between Spanish and Argentine cinema.John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The two met at the same event several years ago before formally announcing their relationship in May 2023.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Polis’ office announced the project – but no price tag – on Friday.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Kentucky residents react to streaming issues on Netflix during Tyson-Paul fight Kentucky residents sounded off on social media about the fight, some complaining of the glitchy experience while others praised Tyson for lasting eight rounds before ultimately losing to Paul.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Pet owners and non-pet owners alike praised the design, which has over 6,000 perfect reviews.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its primary business activities, which include producing and distributing tea leaves, importing animal proteins, and selling synthetic fuel products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the years since the data sharing program was launched, Remington has been split into two companies and sold.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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The film, produced by Artists Equity and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, is based on Manuel Puig’s critically acclaimed and bestselling 1976 novel.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The follow-up to 2001’s troubled but acclaimed Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ghost was coproduced by the mercurial avant-gardist Jim O’Rourke and featured a lineup of vocalist/guitarist Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, multi-instrumentalists Leroy Bach and Mikael Jorgensen and drummer Glenn Kotche.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
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The pups and their peoples hail from 40 states, Washington, D.C., and five foreign countries.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Radha Blank is a Director, Playwright, TV Writer, Performer and proud Native New Yorker who The New York Times has hailed as a ‘brilliant filmmaker’.Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tout. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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