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as in to hammer out
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With long airport security lines plaguing travelers across the country, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are feeling the heat to hammer out a deal.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026 -
While there’s no way of telling how a work stoppage might leave its mark on MLB’s upcoming media rights haggles, the league will have to hammer out new distribution deals in the wake of an unprecedented cash grab by the NFL.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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But the show instantly makes a rod for its own back by waiting until Episode 3 to turn its hero into the Count and get all the treasure-hunting, high society-infiltrating, and Machiavellian scheming underway.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Co-creator and director Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys) highlights the joy and humor in watching a streetwise Jesus constantly scheming, all in the name of having a good time with his friends.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The images of the film are firmly planted in the beauty of the Northwest, and some sequences (as when Robert and his wife Gladys plot out land for their cabin with stones) depict a hope for the future.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department called the violence an attack plotted by antifa operatives, but attorneys for the accused denied that characterization, saying there were no antifa associations and that there was merely a demonstration with fireworks before gunshots broke out.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Allen didn’t work out at the combine or his Pro Day.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Meta’s bets on VR software haven’t worked out very well; the company recently laid off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closed three VR studios, stopped new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinued its metaverse for work.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2026
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Macron, who recalled Williams' participation in the Pièces Jaunes concert with his wife Brigitte Macron, didn't shy away from commenting on the rigorous lifestyle and discipline of the artist.—
Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hunt, 62 and Nordling, 63, previously attended a Willie Nelson concert together at the Hollywood Bowl and had spent time together in London, where Hunt was performing, the fall prior.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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Staff are happy to offer local recommendations for food, drink, hikes, and more, or to help arrange gear for a beach day or hike.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rooms and suites are arranged to maximize views of the lush greenery outside.—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Betts saw some similarities in body type with Yamamoto (listed at 5-foot-10 and 176 pounds) and was intrigued by Yamamoto’s ability to get the most out of his body.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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On the other hand a royal may intrigue him.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The wind sighs: Save me, Lord, for the waters have compassed my soul.—
Tomas Tranströmer,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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At its best, McCarthy’s fiction could compass the strange and often violent order of existence.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
13 June 2023
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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