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With Aldermen Edward Burke, 14th, and Samantha Nugent, 39th, turning down the salary increase, that brings to 17 the number of City Council members passing on the raises that, because they’re automatically tied to inflation, will be 9.6% next year. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Critics be damned, this one's worth watching as a time capsule of '80s excess and as a Breakfast Club reunion (The Criminal and The Basket Case are Republicans! Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 And will the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland versions be on the same timeline? Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Speaking to reporters Friday, top administration aides emphasized that lawmakers had approved emergency requests under Democratic and Republican presidents alike without demanding they be offset by new revenue.Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022 What will the weather for the Western & Southern WEBN fireworks be like? Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 But what would a Megan Thee Stallion cameo be without some twerking? Jabeen Waheed, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 They’re not widely known to viewers – they’ve written several unproduced screenplays – and their first major work is also said to be one of the most expensive series ever made. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 What would a potential new Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights be like? Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English bēon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce
Prefix
Middle English, from Old English bi-, be-; akin to Old English bī by, near — more at by