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In the collision of spice, sharpness and seedy crunch, and in the sponging way potatoes soak up butter, the intensity never seems like too much.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026 -
While the sponging industry has diminished over the years (largely because most modern-day consumers use artificial versions for dish scrubbing and housecleaning), there’s still a considerable market for the natural ones, especially in Europe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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On top of that, Nico is also, quite obviously, just mooching off/clinging to Mindy because he got cut off by his family.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Watching Jalen Brunson flopping the other night and watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander begging for calls like a Premier League player was like watching a championship fight.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Savannah and her siblings have posted several impassioned pleas to their mother's kidnapper, begging the person to let Nancy go.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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Another shows two boys praying by a statue of the Virgin Mary in an Italian courtyard.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Many of the businesses in the industrial complex were back open Thursday, but some workers said they were still rattled by what happened and are praying for everyone who was hurt.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The mellow assurance of Beam’s team of professionals suggests the heyday of Laurel Canyon without quite conjuring any hippie ghosts.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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Home runs are great, but Schaeffer is not conjuring up the second coming of the Blake Street Bombers.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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The event boiled down to Trump imploring members of Congress to pass the SCORE Act, or legislation based on it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the surgeon asked, imploring the mother to be honest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Chandee is petitioning for his release in federal court.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Mecklenburg County is rich with top leaders within the healthcare industry so moving to strengthen partnerships with healthcare providers is critical in addition to petitioning the county to expand mental health services inside the jail.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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This is a question mark of a movie, entreating us to trust in the spirit of the moment.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bludging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludging. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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