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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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Everyone in your family will be begging for seconds.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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With poor air quality adding to an environment begging for a change, the project will demolish, redirect and streamline traffic connections between Jack London Square, Chinatown and West Alameda over the next three years.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque because of wartime restrictions, gathered outside the walls of the Old City to perform the Tarawih prayers of Ramadan.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Significance of Lent The 40-day period represents the time Jesus Christ spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting his public ministry.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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In perhaps its biggest coup, the show managed to bag the talents of the Prince of Darkness Nick Cave and his regular Bad Seeds cohort Warren Ellis, with their nervy, atmospheric score proving once again that few are better at conjuring suspense.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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My table had Stephen Jones, the exquisite Francesca Hayward from the Royal Ballet, Lila Moss, and a few others, all conjuring up a flavor of those long-ago guests at a decadent bar.—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 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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Larionov urged others to join by petitioning the court via email, and the number of plaintiffs swelled to 105.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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About six months ago, my friend Gerry Goldberg and I co-founded the Andie’s Light campaign, petitioning the city councils of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village for a traffic light at Belleview Avenue and Franklin Street.—
Jerry Presley,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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