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The case claims Ball ran over a 12-year-old’s foot while driving away from a 2023 scrimmage at Spectrum Center.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026 -
The larger boat accelerated toward the smaller one and ran over it like a pickup truck speeding over a dead dog.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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The worst scent Colbert has ever caught a whiff of was a jar of used grease that had spilled and mixed with a rancid bag of sugar.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Services were full of singing and speeches as congregants filled the rows, lined the walls, and spilled into the aisles.—
Rachel Kraus,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Boiled over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiled%20over. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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