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Noun
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The inexperience and unfamiliarity of playing with one another started to become less of an issue.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Smith has spent the past two seasons as the club’s go-to fill-in man but is now the lead candidate to replace Gold Glove-winner Marcus Semien at second base despite relative inexperience at the position.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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Satellite data shows that tundra vegetation productivity – known as tundra greenness – hit its third-highest level in the 26-year record in 2025, part of a trend driven by longer growing seasons and warmer temperatures.—
Matthew L. Druckenmiller,
The Conversation,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Callowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callowness. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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