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Recent Examples of chock
Part of this could be chocked up to the decline in Amazon’s marketing budget.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
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After sales of its electric vehicles declined last year, Tesla's future success hinges largely on its ability to deliver driverless systems that make their cars safe to use without a human at the wheel, ready to steer or brake at any time.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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But then, with one lap to go and the white flag already out, his Open-car competitor Corey LaJoie spun out, and instead of braking and avoiding the carnage, Mears smashed his foot on the pedal and zoomed ahead of LaJoie before the caution came out.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The thought of being cut off from the rich traditions of Istanbul, where waves of people come together, was the biggest challenge of our first year in a foreign land.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Athletes were cut off from their family and friends.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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But what if, instead of a cozy cabin, you were stuck in a tent.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
25 Feb. 2026
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Londontown Sugarcane For those still sticking true to neutrals, step outside the Ballet Slippers box with a metallic taupe nude that offers a bit of warmth just as the spring and summer glow is getting started.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stellantis cancelled its line of Jeep plug-in hybrids earlier this year, and companies including Nissan and Tesla have halted or ended some EV models entirely.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Hospital officials halted care at the center's total 35 clinics in the state.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Once met with only mild pushback, solar projects are now increasingly entangled in the same policy fights that have long stalled wind development across the country.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The pandemic and the need for funds for a larger expedition temporarily stalled a return to the area.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Someone with a deep connection to Texas A&M University may be able to put aside their bias and give the University of Texas a fair trial, the judge noted a couple of times in the echoey downtown Fort Worth courtroom jammed with nine defendants.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2026
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This stellar density is found at the heart of galaxies, but there are also non-central regions of galaxies in which stars are also jammed together tightly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In normal times, Ramadan Friday prayers at Al Aqsa can draw up to 200,000.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wish lists are being drawn up with urgency, led by industry heads pressing for clear action in the first 100 days.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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