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coarsening

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present participle of coarsen

as in vulgarizing

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Relaxed pants like this pair are perfect for a long bus tour through the countryside or for wearing out to dinner—they’ll look polished without feeling uncomfortable.

— Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 June 2026
In crime coverage, journalists should create equity by being cognizant of correcting any coverage trends that privilege white groups over people of color, especially stereotyping Black and Latino men as violent.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

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In the past, owner Arte Moreno prevented his GMs from depleting the major league roster of controllable players.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
Further testing in mice—depleting NAD+ in some mouse placentas, supplementing models of others with NAD+ precursors—cemented the findings.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 July 2026

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At 3x, the Razr+'s image processing tried to save the shot by overexposing the dish, but unfortunately, my dinner just looks like an inedible oil painting with a glossy sheen.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Many people damage their nails by picking at their cuticles, for example, or drying them out by overexposing them to water.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026

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