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Noun
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Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026 -
At one point in the Symposium on Young American Men, one of the few female panelists named a statistic about suicidal thoughts among young men—then, as if in parentheses, added that the rate was even higher for women.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the Heated Rivalry season finale, this seclusion shapes many defining (and tension-heavy) moments between the pro-hockey-playing protagonists, from free-flowing conversations in the living room to cuddles around the firepit and deep, reflective pauses by the water.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Shawn joins us a moment later, and he is reserved, not hostile but preternaturally wary, measuring out his words with pauses and deference cut with self-possession.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Commas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commas. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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