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Noun
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Without comment, the president shared multiple news articles covering his previous remarks slamming Maher as a jerk.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026 -
The Lion’s Tail that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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That reserve goes against the maximalist creep of the past decade or so.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the Colts try to navigate what’s already been a newsworthy offseason, especially over the last week, the draft creeps closer.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Soaking in the warm water may disrupt louse activity or egg placement within their fur.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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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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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 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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