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yielding

adjective as in soft, flexible

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Between 1993 and 2000, the initiative cut the federal workforce by 426,200, yielding $136 billion in savings to taxpayers.

At a recent event, Peterson detailed an incident that took place seven years ago with someone whose name "rhymes with Pariana Mande," which ended up being a shady encounter that planted a seed for a deep-rooted grudge that is now yielding poisoned fruit, just in time for Halloween.

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The Athletics will play on grass in Sacramento next season, with Major League Baseball yielding to concerns from players about the risks of an artificial turf surface in a city where summer temperatures often rise above 100 degrees.

Incidentally, Buehler was last seen trashing the dugout after yielding six runs in Game 3 against the San Diego Padres.

The Chargers, who lead the NFL by yielding 13.2 points per game, gave up back-to-back 10-7 halftime leads in losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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