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beeping

verb

present participle of beep

as in buzzing

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On a recent Friday evening, a photo shoot was underway in the marble staircase and the restaurant was buzzing softly with locals who’d come to try the creative tasting menus.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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By the time Zelenskyy reached Washington, however, his government had started dialing down its rhetoric.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Young played 76 percent of the snaps for a second straight season last year, but dialing that back just a bit could pay dividends for the Rams’ Super Bowl push — and for his market value as a free agent at such a coveted position.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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The receptionist, who refused to give his name, recalled phoning Oakland police at least 10 times in the last six months to report prostitution and trafficking among hotel guests, and said other staff have called dozens of additional times.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
There’s a difference, in other words, between doing the work, and phoning it in, just putting in a basic prompt and letting AI come up with, well, whatever.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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