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Don’t pack: Multiple hairstyling tools What to pack instead: A do-it-all styler There’s no need to pack a curling iron, hair dryer, and hair straightener when there are plenty of do-it-all tools on the market. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025 There are books upon books upon books, binders about the movie. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 Dunham had made a deck of the show — kind of a mood board/game plan for a television series — and there were photos of Stalter on it as the main character. Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025 The hose stretches 3 feet, and there are two compartments holding various attachments in the case. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for be

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“Be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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