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blacklegs

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plural of blackleg

as in schemers

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The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of knaves

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The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers.

— Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Lawrence paired hers with a cardigan, jeans and Adidas sneakers, while Carpenter dressed it up with a white fur coat.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneakers

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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of rascals

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City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.

— Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of slickers

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The Giants ran a modified version of the tush push, with 300-pound fullback Pat Ricard motioning behind Dart to help the quarterback surge forward on his sneaks.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Her ballet sneaks of choice are Vivaia’s Lexi Sneakers, which are a more structured, sporty take on the brand’s beloved extra-slim Sneakerinas—a shoe worn by the likes of Nicole Kidman, Bella Hadid and Julia Roberts.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026

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