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continentals

noun

plural of continental

as in whits

the smallest amount or part imaginable complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders

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Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoots

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Opening with the title track, feedback-heavy licks set the temperature as Dillom catches us up on the escapades of recent years.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Their eponymous debut features some tasty licks and haunting solos and should be an immediate listen for any fans of the genre.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

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Their head coach would pace around them before belting out three syllables.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
The goddess Gayatri, a divine manifestation of the Gayatri mantra, is described in the Mahanarayana Upanishad as having five heads, along with three feet, six abdominal sections, and 24 syllables.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
This version for the littles is praised for all the same reasons as the standard one.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of little

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There were small tables that needed gluing, and there was always clothing to be mended, and, on this day, a lawn chair whose shredded side pieces were being replaced with unmatching but whimsical bits of material.

— Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Some of the best bits are when there is no violence at all, said Jo Lawson-Tancred on Artnet.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Sep. 2026

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