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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025 -
Trim overhanging limbs and relocate furniture to avoid popular bird perches that drop messes onto your patio.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
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But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
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The Oilers jumbled their forward lines as a result of the Arvidsson-for-Kapanen swap.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Multiple episodes are bloated and jumbled at over an hour.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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The White Sands footprints further muddled the narrative.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Conspiracy theories muddled the truth following the tragedy In the aftermath of the tragedy, conspiracy theories quickly spread online and in the news media.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 June 2025
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Lovato, whose Disney Channel stardom catapulted her to fame at a young age, has been candid about her struggles with mental health, substance abuse, and disordered eating.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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The memories that form the main stream of Night are indeed disordered temporally.—
Jane Alison
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Check the yolk color: If the egg yolk or egg white is discolored, then it should be thrown out.—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Health officials urged people to keep children and pets from water that’s bright green, blue, discolored or scummy.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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