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Adjective
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Starring Yakusho Koji, the film follows a man released on parole after killing his unfaithful wife.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026 -
The golden calf famously enraged Moses, showing that the Israelites had turned away from God and were unfaithful in Moses’s absence.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
Verb
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After relapsing during the third season of Queer Eye in 2018, Brown got sober from drugs and alcohol again a year and a half ago after a scary wake-up call.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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In Sunday night’s finale, Zendaya‘s Rue Bennett dies of a fentanyl overdose after relapsing on laced Percocet given to her by Alamo Brown (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Since the Six-Day War in 1967, which resulted in the emergence of the messianic Gush Emunim movement and the planting of settlements in the West Bank, changes within Israeli society have alienated many American Jews, as well as secular, left-wing Israelis.—
Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Or to some shaky American accents that keep lapsing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The move comes as the partial shutdown enters its sixth week, with funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsing in mid-February.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Naim and his overly anxious single mom (Mia Wasikowska) attend rote church services in which the pastor looks to exorcise the LGBTQ+ from sinful boys who like boys and girls who like girls.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Bowing down and worshiping an idol is sinful.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Verb
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While the Colombia of 2026 is nowhere near as deadly as the Colombia of the 1990s, when the FARC was ruling over swaths of the country, the South American nation is nevertheless regressing in terms of security.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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This shifts hair follicles from regressing into active growth.—
Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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All three vicars show a passion not just for ministering to their flock but for helping Geordie solve an unending series of murders and crimes of passion in the sleepy village of Grantchester and the worldly nearby city of Cambridge.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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As Duke, Schell provided the small-town Gomer with a somewhat more worldly city boy pal.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Verb
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At least Mercedes is reverting back to screwing things together rather than gluing things in a back-to-basics manufacturing push.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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The state is reverting some districts to older lines that are more favorable to Republicans.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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“Backsliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backsliding. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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