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due

[doo, dyoo] / du, dyu /


ADVERB
(of direction) directly
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In addition to the challenge of finding the appropriate music for a 1970s spy thriller set in Russia, “Ponies” music supervisor Kier Lehman couldn’t license any music from the country due to current international sanctions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The rapper has since apologised for his antisemitism and said his erratic behaviour is partly due to previous diagnoses of autism and bipolar disorder.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In the near-term, Lee holds that SpaceX’s upcoming float is dragging down U.S. stocks, mainly due to investors selling equities to raise cash to buy shares in Elon Musk’s company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly three years due to broader inflation pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This, however, had to be put off until later due to the actual great black-backed gull snatching him mid-flight and lifting him by its talons high into the air.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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