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Noun
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Twelve students, including Brendan LaFave, the high-achieving kid from Ann Arbor, live in the three-story brown-brick house, which has white columns along its wide front porch.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026 -
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Scott Turner,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were gut strings, then metallic strings.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The symptoms seemed so disparate, like distinct mugshots neatly pinned to an evidence board without any bold red strings or furious circles to show connection.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The trains will circulate through the airport’s central terminal area, linking terminals with parking facilities and pick-up and drop-off zones.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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From the whistle of a locomotive to the rumble of steel on steel, the trains of Chicago and the Midwest are more than a mode of transportation, given that Chicago has been America’s railroad capital for more than 150 years.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All lines will be using a weekday schedule, although Copley Station on the Green Line will be closed all day Monday.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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The monitor showed a slightly bent rectangle covered with dots and lines, which didn’t look so bad to me.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Callithumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callithumps. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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