pulp 1 of 2

as in to mash
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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noun

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All of these films have been heavily influenced by 20th century pulp fiction writers, but for his latest movie, Black goes directly to the source, adapting one of the genre’s key figures for an action-comedy as offbeat, idiosyncratic, and entertaining as any Black has made. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025 But that part of the lemon is ripe with nutrients like antioxidants and vitamin C, even more so than the juice and pulp of the fruit. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
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Art mavens from all over the world soon were flocking to La Coleccion Jumex, where, adjacent to pulping and pasteurization vats, López showed his rapidly growing collection of works by Mexican as well as American and European artists. James Reginato, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024 Thus began a tale of abandonment and rescue as several, successive influential admirers saved the book from pulping. Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pulp
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  • New York's roster led the league in home runs this season, mashing 30 more than the next team with 274 overall, and scored 849 runs, the most in the league.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Schwarber mashed 56 homers, drove in 132 runs and led the league in doing both those things.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • In my first novel, The Laughter, the middle-aged white male protagonist is an English professor who doesn’t understand why the university must give in to demands for a more diverse curriculum and faculty rather than simply teach about truth and beauty from the literary canon.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix has set Thursday, January 8, for the premiere of His & Hers, its limited series based on Alice Feeney’s novel, starring Tessa Thompson, who also executive produces, and Jon Bernthal.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • For years, Russian military forces were critical to Bashar al-Assad’s ability to crush the armed rebellion against his rule.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … JUSTICE COSTS – Virginia parents crush fundraising goal for trans locker room fight after judge ordered massive bond.
    , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The text interview features additional notes and annotations from Husain and has been popular among Bloomberg subscribers.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Levasseur also mentioned professional development aiding in both ELA and math and the implementation of new textbooks that align with state math framework.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As global consumers increasingly favor independent brands and slow fashion that embody strong values, Songmont stands as a textbook example of this new wave of Chinese luxury — rooted in the East, resonant worldwide.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650.
    Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
  • What began as an audio-only novelette (drawing on el-Mohtar’s own experience with the harp) has transformed into a novella with illustrations: In the town of Thistleford, Hawthorn sisters Esther and Ysabel raise their voices together to sing about everything from adventure to sadness.
    Natalie Zutter January 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • Ecco’s 2015 anthology of Jorie Graham’s poetry and that doorstopper of Louise Glück’s poetry FSG put out in 2012 also mean a lot to me.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, Netflix announced that Hunnam would star as Gein in season 3 of Ryan Murphy's anthology series Monster.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

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