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On the other side of a street corner, as in The doctor's office is around the corner from our house. [First half of 1800s]

Nearby, a short distance away, as in The nearest grocery store is just around the corner. [Early 1800s]

Very soon, imminent, as in You never know what stroke of luck lies just around the corner. [First half of 1900s]

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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

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Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
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In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
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This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
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But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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