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or chiselling (in)
as in barging (in)
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invading
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Just a few decades later, however, historic records describe sand dunes and scrublands invading the green valleys, water shortages, and in 1578 a massive El Niño flood that nearly ended the young colony.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Led by Marcel Malanga's father, Christian Malanga, a Congolese political exile who ordinarily lived in Utah, the group of men attacked the home of a senior Congolese politician on May 19, 2024, before invading Kinshasa's sprawling presidential complex.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Chiseling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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