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Noun
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And cyclists, bus drivers, walkers and the motoring public need to have a head on a swivel paired with the calmness of a snail around such intersections — a lot could be going on.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026 -
The Miami Springs City Council approved a red-light camera expansion at one of its busiest intersections near Miami International Airport.—
Theo Karantsalis,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Graduation ceremonies are tedious to any but those with the strongest ties and attachments to a graduate.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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An in-depth comparison of these viral hair tools' attachments, ease of use, packability, and $300 price difference.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Only its articulations and the environment in which it is felt shift.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Abutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutments. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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