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Noun
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And while the ’90s and early aughts had boobs, the 2020s saw the phenomenon of a new asset thanks to the fashion trend of naked dressing.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Kizzi’s boobs fall off her shirt several times.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 1983, riots swept through the state prisons.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The site was at the epicenter of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, when Black residents of the neighborhood attacked Jews after a child was killed by a car traveling in Schneerson’s motorcade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Overall, those who laughed at their own minor blunders were judged more positively than those who appeared visibly embarrassed.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sadly, Israel will eventually not be as lucky as Magoo, who always manages to walk away from his blunders unscathed.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Magnano then fires nine shots toward Jones, Jones immediately collapses to the ground as people in the area could be heard letting out horrific screams and cries.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Patients have craved a solution after years of encountering lists that are often filled with inaccuracies, most notably whether doctors participate in an insurance plan’s network.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Across the internet, certain period-piece fans questioned not just the casting choice for Cathy (Margot Robbie is apparently, at 35, too old to play Emily Brontë's anti-heroine), but, above all, the historical inaccuracies in the costuming.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Just a delightful take on rogue AIs that manages to bring the laughs, while keeping the menace.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Through off-field laughs and on-field competition, the trio grew close.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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During four seasons with the Chiefs, McDuffie forced eight fumbles, three interceptions and broke up 34 passes.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sports fans may forgive interceptions and fumbles.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Boners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boners. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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