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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer
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as in to tangle
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knot
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
The couple, who met in 2016, secretly tied the knot recently.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Greg Cote
june 10,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Seated cross-legged on the floor, the artisans work with such speed that their fingers blur, selecting, stretching and knotting individual strands into an intricate mesh.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The couple is reportedly tying the knot earlier, but will host a celebration on July 3rd in New York City, with some claiming it’ll be held at Madison Square Garden.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
The couple, who met in 2016, secretly tied the knot recently.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Verb
The hockey finals knotted at 2-2 also portend a great, full series as Carolina and Vegas (unexpectedly, for me) draw the biggest Stanley Cup TV ratings in at least 10 years.
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Greg Cote
june 10,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Seated cross-legged on the floor, the artisans work with such speed that their fingers blur, selecting, stretching and knotting individual strands into an intricate mesh.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Potential profits have encouraged traffickers to ship massive amounts of illicit drugs to both countries, often across the Pacific Ocean from South America via the Pacific Islands, a loose cluster of thousands of islands and atolls.
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NielsenIQ data shows that Hispanic consumers tend to be driven by brand trust, family influence and cultural identity—in ways that never surface in behavioral clusters.
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Eventually, the swelling went down.
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The swelling is a reoccurrence of the original injury suffered by Abel in mid-April.
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That, Baldassare said, wasn’t a hard argument to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, when immigrants were celebrated as essential workers and the link between individual well-being and public health was more obvious.
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The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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Common travel problems include flight delays, lost luggage, and unexpected hotel issues.
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Plants that thrive in similar conditions eliminate problems later.
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Its rear zipper pocket is a great way to keep charging cords from tangling around other items.
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The two top packs flew off, and the third tangled in the cinch rope and wound around Tootsie’s leg.
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The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District announced Wednesday that a batch of mosquitoes collected Thursday, June 18, from a trap in Glenview tested positive for West Nile in the district's lab five days later.
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Today, now working with master distiller Hervé Grangeon, Vodkress remains a small-batch, craft spirit (only 7,000 liters are produced each year), available at select venues, such as the Surf Club in Miami and chef Bruno Verjus’s Parisian eatery, Table.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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