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OED had been looking for a similar building for nearly a decade.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
“The space could be replicated in other locations,” said Erika Lindsay, OED communications director.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
The first examples of ‘theory’ and ‘theorize’ in the relevant sense in OED are from 1638.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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It got as far as the Supplement volume of the new OED, which is something, but not enough to assure survival.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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As much as I am, and no more than I. OED.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
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