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Foligno, who lost his stick in the scramble, made a huge jump into the boards and got mobbed by teammates.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026 -
The Flyers mobbed Zegras and pinned him in celebration against the penalty box.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney slung panties from her new lingerie line, SYRN, which launched earlier this year in January, into a sea of wide-eyed festival goers who swarmed Diplo's desert stage as the electric beats by the chart-topping DJ bumped in the background.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hours earlier, a vessel near the strait reported being attacked by several small boats.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Iran warned Monday that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be attacked.—
May 4,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Idaho murder suspect accepts plea deal Watchdog/Investigative Report Rose Evans, first place, Mom says her 3-year-old was assaulted at a gym.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Rockwall police have arrested two people – including a Rowlett police officer – after a woman reported she was assaulted at a business last month, authorities said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Velezquez was working at the Family Dollar store at the corner of Lawrence and Sawyer avenues on April 25, when two men robbed the store.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Prosecutors say Broadnax and his cousin, Demarius Cummings, fatally shot and robbed Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler in the parking lot of Butler’s recording studio in Garland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Earlier, the Moon in Libra opposes direct Mercury in Aries, so thoughts may move faster than your emotional response, making conversations feel slightly off or rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Moses could put his real game face on and settle into his pre-race routine—even if a bit rushed—to get Pal in the zone, and then send him off into the Valley of Roses to pick up his jockey, then on to the starting gate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mountaga Tall’s home in the capital, Bamako, was stormed shortly before midnight Saturday, his relative Mahmoud Touré told AP.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Police stormed the gallery and seized two canvases—The Naked Man, depicting a nude youth gripping a monstrous phallus, and The Big Night Down the Drain, showing a Hitler-like figure masturbating.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Tragically, before Creasy even begins to conceive of what’s happening, he and his entire team are ambushed.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police said the officer was ambushed and shot outside department headquarters.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Bum-rushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushed. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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