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Verb
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Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Inside the restroom, Quinton crouched near a corner.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The classic preparation, popularized in part by the iconic Julia Child, features a whole filet of Dover sole, dredged in flour and pan-fried in butter until golden.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jocks and mean girls relished in the mainstream, while the freaks and losers huddled over video-game music and alt weirdness.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.—
Douglas Hanks
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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In January 2021, police found Muirhead's Red Bull can and excavated around it.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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In 1870 businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated Hisarlik in Turkey, which had been identified as the probable location of ancient Troy.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Raskin, 63, and Kerry dropped to the ground together, and photos captured the congressman hunched over her with his arm around her.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Salma hunched over the stove, making tea and bread for everyone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Burrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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