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battings

noun

plural of batting

as in naps

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This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
The swing should only be used for short naps and never for overnight sleeping.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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These incentives typically include mortgage rate buy-downs, or sellers agreeing to pay for repairs.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
His 91-yard touchdown run immediately after Saugus turned over the ball on downs at the 10-yard line in the fourth quarter clinched the victory.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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These foundation piles act as underwater stilts, anchoring and supporting heavy offshore infrastructure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Do not compost diseased foliage because home compost piles or bins usually do not get hot enough to kill the pathogens.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026

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An early tour of his estate, provided by the swirling camerawork of Emmanuel Lubezki, reveals a catalogue of crimes against the animal kingdom, with antlers and furs festooning every surface.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Pony fur falls under an umbrella category of animal furs that accounted for $468,330 of Canadian exports to the United States last year, according to US trade data.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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