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Verb
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His girlfriend in stirrups, her assistant slicing the fruit with a scalpel instead of a chef’s knife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026 -
Don't Crowd Determinate Tomatoes Most paste varieties, patio, and compact selections, and some slicing tomatoes are determinate.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Verb
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The chart spent most of the past year going nowhere, chopping in a wide range between $67 and $95 while the 50-day and 200-day converged.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The gyuto was born when Western culinary influences became de rigeur, and chefs needed a more versatile blade shape, adept at push cuts and pull-through slicing, with a slight curve that allowed some light chopping.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
Verb
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However, the election itself has a more lax timeline, so Kemp could wait to schedule it until September or even November, leaving District 13 without leadership and mashing the special election up with the normal midterm election for Scott’s seat.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their experiments confirmed that adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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This stock was a disaster from May 2025 through the November lows near $48, losing roughly half its value in a grinding downtrend.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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The performance itself grows increasingly grating as the runtime drags on, particularly when Johnny’s scene partners overpower him by connecting deeper and doing less.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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For longer-lasting effects, consider grating the soap a few weeks in advance, storing it in a paper bag in a cool, dry, and ventilated place before using it.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Chipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipping. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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