variants
or bullseyes
as in roots
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
you hit the bull's-eye when you noted that the real issue here is money
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Noun
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The 36-year-old entrepreneur from Stanford, Connecticut, moved to Mexico City last year to reconnect with the roots of his late grandparents.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026 -
Jason Momoa, who was born in Hawaii, was photographed helping Lola arrange traditional colorful Hawaiian garlands, the leis, a tribute to her roots.—
Monica Coviello,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Friendship inevitably blooms, and when Sidney leaves the scene (and Norton the series) at the end of Season 4, many hearts (including Geordie’s) are broken.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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New luxury tax thresholds were introduced, imposing punitive roster-building restrictions on big spenders, scaring teams away from keeping their championship cores intact.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Additionally, their cores can (usually) be removed, allowing sealant to be injected through them into tubeless tires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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Like almost all modern iterations of music, the genre of Catalan rumba has evolved alongside streaming-era influences and the younger generations of musicians who have taken up its sonic essences and distilled them through their own lenses.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Many imitation almond extracts or essences rely on synthetic benzaldehyde for flavor, which can create saccharine notes that overpower delicate desserts like custards, sponges, or pastry creams.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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One night in 1983, the two smothered Smith’s kitchen in corn kernels.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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The manufacturing plant will focus on turning the raw material into tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel kernels.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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However, Adobe did post an overall beat on both the top and bottom lines in its last quarter.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Doing so will cut material risks to their bottom lines and to their investors, while strengthening the communities and the health of the planet.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Goals, assists and midfielder bonus points all appear likely.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The previous largest comeback in Finals history came almost 20 years ago when the Boston Celtics came back from 24 points down against the Los Angeles Lakers.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Bull's-eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%27s-eyes. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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