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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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The general format for interviews, subject to change, is to have each candidate make a three-minute introduction, answer brief questions from council members, then deliver a one-minute summary.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026 -
With respect to Google, the suit says the company’s core search engine and its artificial intelligence summary feature called AI mode were responsible for publishing victims’ personal information.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Jan. 2026
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At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The party is an Iranian-Kurdish nationalist separatist group known by the local abbreviation PAK.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The abbreviation served as camouflage.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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The facility had heavy ice condensation in the one door upright freezer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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This rapid change in temperature creates condensation, which is why your lawn is often glistening with dew on spring and summer mornings.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, that review gave no indications that their origins were extraterrestrial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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It’s put together in an easy-to-digest package, often accompanied by video clips that show what the numbers are saying.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest.—
Kriston Capps,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Bowdlerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerization. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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