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Noun
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026 -
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ones to watch out for are the ones who should be villains that aren’t.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The iconic heroes and villains will join familiar faces already found throughout the outpost, including Ahsoka Tano, the Mandalorian, Grogu, R2-D2, Rey and more.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The nature center is a great stop with live snakes, bugs and other crawly creepers inside.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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This invites not only skunks, but also other unwanted visitors such as mice, opossums, and raccoons, says Anderson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 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
Noun
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The closure comes on the heels of other harbor restaurants that shuttered over the past year — The Brig, Harpoon Henry’s, Gemmell’s and Beach Harbor Pizza — in the wake of the multimillion-dollar redevelopment.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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News of the family's new dog comes on the heels of William and Kate's 15th wedding anniversary earlier this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Small, phallic-looking worms rummaged through ocean-floor sediments while blind swimming beasts flung out whiplike tentacles to ensnare prey.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams This is an extraordinary book by a woman who served as a government-relations executive at Facebook, working directly under Sheryl Sandberg, Joel Kaplan, and Mark Zuckerberg—the company’s three big beasts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film has been described as a four-quadrant coming-of-age comedy set in the world of funny and evil clowns.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Anthropoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthropoids. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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