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or chiselling (in)
as in barging (in)
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An invading army has seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, taken thousands of its employees hostage, and turned the grounds—home to a large stockpile of nuclear fuel—into a forward operating base in the middle of an active war zone.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
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Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The partnership was formed to address the invasive trees and shrubs encroaching on the natural grasslands in TNC's Folsom Point Preserve in Iowa, which is located just over 12 miles from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ideal for the coats-and-boots season fastly encroaching.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Chiseling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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