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Verb
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In the movie, Yetnikoff phones up MTV CEO Bob Pittman and starts screaming at him.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The email first appeared on a YouTuber Frogboyx1Gaming livestream, then spread across ResetEra, GTAForums and Reddit as multiple affiliates confirmed receiving identical messages.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Users can now send messages to Codex via the ChatGPT app.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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If Billy, who wears a turban and caftan in a few scenes, calls to mind Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard, Schoenbrun directly assures you that that is not an accident.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Ford, 5-day Options in Ford skewed heavily bullish, with more than five times as many calls trading as puts and more than twice as many calls bought as sold.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Cold calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20calls. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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