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cantle

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Recent Examples of cantle Among the machinery are some pieces of equipment that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the cantle disher, which was used to shape the rear part of each saddletree. — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024

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The generals have been internationally isolated since the takeover and Myanmar's economy and basic services, including healthcare, have been reduced to tatters amid the strife.

— Reuters, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Thin ceiling panels hang in tatters and cables dangle like airplane oxygen masks.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024

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Original architectural elements, including a small fragment of a fresco, the aforementioned mask fountain, and a Carrara marble staircase connecting the five floors, were restored.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Discovered in two large parts, the sculpture is missing its feet and some other fragments.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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The other great piece of news is that, yes, this will get a localized release with multiple language support, something that the original PlayStation Portable version never had.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
High above Cherry Creek in Castlewood Canyon State Park, a concrete arch bridge has carried travelers, and a piece of Colorado history, for more than 75 years.

— Karen Leigh, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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First, Chinese inference providers keep pushing per-token costs down toward fractions of a cent, which is not only about winning customers away from US providers.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s only a fraction of his NFL journey, which Josh Kendall details in this insightful story.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fraction

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How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
To get on Fauci’s good side was to earn his confidence, his respect, and the benefits of his network of resources; to land on his bad side was to be carved into shreds inside his office, the worst of his rampages audible through the closed door.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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Dazed but also smiling, the remnant no doubt of a megalomania that ran unchallenged for too long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Three of Neptune's moons might have been born from the remnants of ancient icy worlds shattered by Neptune's largest moon, Triton, a new study finds.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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