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Noun
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For those with less-briny palates, a fine jerk chicken and a number of steak cuts are also available.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Mike’s older sister, Nancy (Natalia Dyer), is our entry point to Hawkins High; a pretty striver, she’s recently been distracted from academics by a fling with popular jerk Steve Harrington (Joe Keery).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2024
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The Journal‘s Borchers noted hybrid creep is nearing a tipping point, as the badge-swipe company Kastle Systems’ back-to-work barometer has posted year-over-year gains in each of the past six months, and over 50% attendance is the norm as of early 2026, a new high over 2025’s attendance.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The island represents the periphery of tourism’s slow eastward creep.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tracy Letts is one such person, but his Chicago anecdote paints Colbert as a cad.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Facing pressure to sire a child, Jerome tosses a crude wager the way of his dashing but dim-witted Lothario-like chum Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) – a bet that the handsome cad won’t be able to woo Cherry and bed her while he’s gone for 100 nights.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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Plus, Texas doesn't have someone guarding the in-bounder so another body is ready to help corral those in play.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Dec. 2025
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Urías then allowed a high bounder by Yu Chang to get by for a two-base error.—
Tom Haudricourt,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
10 Sep. 2021
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Because clients could bring along bed bugs or lice from previous living arrangements, everything coming into the shelter — including outside donations — will be treated in the chamber upon arrival, Tripple said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
19 Nov. 2025
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No, the convolution of the weaving story and a principal character who is such a louse can be grating.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cirque du Soleil is known for its shows featuring acrobats, athletes and clowns – all doing spectacular feats.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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As Beau, Brake is tall and gaunt, with burning eyes, a rotter who looks like Steve Buscemi crossed with David Byrne crossed with a human rattlesnake who’s a lifelong junkie.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 May 2024
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Some experts say bed rotters are onto something, but there may be a right way to think about it.—
BYAlexa Mikhail,
Fortune Well,
10 July 2023
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“Babbitt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Babbitt. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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