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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
he was a star of both stage and screen
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as in defense
means or method of defending
the target will be difficult to reach as it is behind a screen of anti-aircraft batteries
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street
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Recent Examples of screen
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Part of what kept these stories off international screens for so long, Han says, is structural.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit further alleges Grubhub does not properly screen, supervise, train or monitor its delivery drivers.
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Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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John Ronan’s Chicago Park District Headquarters & Park 596 (2023) incorporates extruded aluminum screens across its windows.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Part of what kept these stories off international screens for so long, Han says, is structural.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
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Screenwriter Douglas Wright, who wrote the play on which was based, will sit for a post-screening conversation with writer Isaac Butler at the Museum of the Moving Image.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit further alleges Grubhub does not properly screen, supervise, train or monitor its delivery drivers.
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Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screen
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The film received six Oscar nominees, including one for Blyth, and Crawford — who became good friends with Blyth — won best actress for her role.
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The pair posed for photos and watched the film together.
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Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
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Linda Parisi, Blake Rakela’s defense attorney, has asked the court to set bail and allow her client to be released while the criminal case proceeds.
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In the final months of pregnancy, the testicles descend through a passage called the inguinal canal to land in the scrotum, the pouch that protects them for the rest of a man’s life.
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This shampoo and conditioner are designed to strengthen and protect hair health while reducing frizz and split ends.
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Below the dash, the center console is simplified with a small panel of control buttons, a wireless phone charge pad, cup holders and an arm rest that hides a bit of storage space.
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But there are some incredible deals hiding online—and some even include brand-new items.
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With his first ball after the announcement filtered out, Stokes sent down a delivery that was edged by New Zealand batter Zak Foulkes to second slip where the catch was taken by Harry Brook, the man likely to take over as England test captain.
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Sunlight filtered in through the trees, lighting up lush green moss.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
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Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool.
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Released by Angel Studios for the Fourth of July, the movie is intended as a bit of likably square, neo-traditional, right-wing-adjacent counterprogramming.
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IsoHemp’s blocks, made out of hemp and lime binders, can be integrated into load-bearing structures, and are suitable for both interior and exterior walls.
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In the second inning, the Giants’ Matt Chapman hit a liner off the left-field wall to bring home Willy Adames and give San Francisco a 2-0 lead.
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