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as in premiere
the first time an actor, musician, athlete, etc., does something in public or for the public
He made his singing debut at a very young age. She is making her television debut in the new sitcom.
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as in to arrive
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Bankroll Freddie made his debut in 2020 with his album, From Trap to Rap, which includes features from Young Dolph, Lil Yachty, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Baby, Tay Keith, and more.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
The collection also debuts Saaf Garments’ entry into eyewear.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Flintoff first made his cricket debut in 1998 and soon after became a vital player for England, later serving as captain and vice-captain of the team.
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Driving the news: The downtown St. Paul location of the New York-style pizzeria, which debuted in March, is closing indefinitely.
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Part 2 of Outer Banks season 4 premieres Nov. 7 on Netflix.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mark your calendars for Nov. 17 for the premiere of Dune: Prophecy.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The previous record was in 2016, when Mount Fuji’s first snowfall arrived on Oct. 26, while last year the first snow was on Oct. 5.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The more affordable, $36,000 single motor trim with a roughly 260-mile range will arrive in 2025, so it's still delayed.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 2022 and ’23, the series made the top 10 streaming charts for a total of 65 of 104 weeks — and across both years, nearly half of the show’s chart appearances (31 in all) came between the start of September and the end of the calendar year.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Trump campaign received a total of 120 seconds of free commercial time on the network—roughly similar to Harris’ SNL appearance.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But for the next four years, until the next presidential campaign, and forever after, there will be no end of people explaining how the outcome was clear as the dawning daylight all along.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the Clipper mission signifies a dawning era of enlightenment as this region’s subsurface seas snap into sharper focus.Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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In fact, Knight Frank found that the percentage of U.S. buyers purchasing homes in London rose to 6.1 percent in the first six months of this year from 3.3 percent in the second part of 2023.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Boeing shares rose nearly two percent after union workers approved a new contract, ending a seven-week strike that had stalled production lines.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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As more data centers emerge to handle the information surge from artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT, scientists point to water as another environmental cost for running these establishments.Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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There are similarities between former President Donald Trump and President Biden on long-term armed forces strategy, but in the run-up to the 2024 election, stark differences in Harris and Trump's view of the military's role have emerged.Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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The gunfire broke out blocks from the site of the deadly Pulse nightclub mass shooting that occurred on June 12, 2016, when a 29-year-old shooter killed 49 people.Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Two people were killed, six were injured and a 17-year-old was arrested after gunfire broke out overnight in downtown Orlando, Florida, where tens of thousands were gathered to celebrate Halloween, state officials said.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The law also allows law enforcement to issue a notice of noncompliance when autonomous vehicles violate local traffic ordinances.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Coupang, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is planning to issue its third-quarter results later Tuesday.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debut. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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