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as in clogging
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as in jumbling
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This primer, however, keeps them in place, without clogging pores or making your skin feel heavy.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
24 May 2026 -
These buildups are especially common in areas with hard water and often go unnoticed until the faucet starts spraying unevenly or clogging.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Recent research by ManpowerGroup underscores the scale of this constraint, with 72% of employers globally reporting difficulty filling roles as demand for AI capabilities outpaces supply.—
Tom Hood,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Even in smaller portions, the dishes were filling.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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The United States on June 25 launched a new satellite expected to significantly improve forecasts of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — huge plasma bubbles that can crash into Earth, disrupting power grids and communications.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Warming temperatures and shifts in sea ice in the Arctic are disrupting the food web gray whales rely on during summer feeding months, according to a 2023 study in Science, leaving many malnourished during migration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Drop in the cinnamon sticks and cloves, gently muddling once or twice to release their aroma.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Ken Holland, general manager, B Holland arrived on the scene of a muddling franchise that had lost four straight first-round series to the same opponent.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Martin acknowledged piling bison carcasses in a gulley for erosion control.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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This meant slowly shuffling into the wilderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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At 2-0 down, and with Nuno Espirito Santo shuffling to a back-four, there was a flicker of a pulse and two decent saves from Nick Pope.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Cluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttering. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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