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Noun
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The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026 -
To him, the vision seemed right — not in the specific locations activated by various themes but in the sense that our neuroanatomy did seem to parse the world by subject, tangles and folds of neurons lighting up in response to clouds of ideas.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Your network is ready to grow, and travel, whether to see existing friends or connect with professional contacts, is well supported this month.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After the drill, participating organizations will send feedback and observations to the state.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Several of the speakers also thanked the many organizations sitting in the City Council’s chambers for their work.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To him, division within the Republican Party became prominent after conservative activist and Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk was shot dead on a college campus in Utah last September.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Since the war started in late February, 13 American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother and an Iowa college student.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Republican donors get their roles, splitting their loot with the more pliable components of the Castro clique.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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When a new employee, Pumpkin (Tung), is welcomed into the coven, jealousies emerge, secrets come to the surface, and the toxicity of the clique has deadly consequences.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another version used the bubble-wand photo to give Graham a pink Cinderella-style dress and a set of Mini Mouse ears, complete with perky red bow.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The purpose of our mountain drive this morning is to rendezvous with Fitz and the rest of the Caldwell clan and take advantage of the virgin powder now piling up around California’s Carson Pass.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As gangs continue to expand and consolidate territorial control, journalists remain in growing danger, according to the commission and other press freedom groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Growing up in Hollywood and Hyde Park, among other parts of the city, Mazariegos was intimately familiar with gun and gang violence.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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