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Airport security lines increased, some stretching multiple hours in hubs such as Houston and Atlanta, as TSA officers called out and hundreds across the country quit.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026 -
JetBlue increased the fees as airlines maneuver to cover their rising jet fuel costs, which have soared since the Iran war began.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Bianco’s office seized over 1,000 boxes of ballots cast in the November 2025 special election after a local group claimed elections officials had inflated vote tallies, which Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco denied.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the Pontos' seat gets inflated and secured inside the cockpit.—
Ben Coxworth
March 25,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a result of the controversy, speculation around Roan’s treatment of her fans has flooded social media for days.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Alumni flooded the stands of the football field during homecoming, and people have shown up in crowds to celebrate the centennial year at various events.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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My stomach wasn't distended anymore.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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However, the source claims Taylor shoved Ritchson to the ground first, prompting the actor to throw punches.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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As a result, she was shoved down some alley stairs.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Drop waists of the Art Deco era also proliferated at Chanel, Marni, and Rabanne.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2026
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For years, the industry has proliferated across the country after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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After Radvinsky’s death, chatter on X mushroomed along predictable lines.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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During Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s goals record last season, Wilson was a spokesman of sorts for the roster, speaking at length day after day about his teammate’s greatness, contextualizing each moment even as the attendant circus mushroomed around him.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Bulked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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