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Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
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Thumbing through a compendium of old drawings, my first real clue to the canal’s origins was marked on a rare map from 1711.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Jan. 2026
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At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The summary is usually ready within seconds after the appointment ends.—
Katherine Ruppelt,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Check out your summary of benefits for more details.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Another, Southwestern Bell, later SBC, actually bought AT&T in 2005 and kept the name — an abbreviation of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company dating to 1885.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The party is an Iranian-Kurdish nationalist separatist group known by the local abbreviation PAK.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.—
Bill McKibben,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nestled between an introduction section and an ending, Zhang found a familiar pattern: exposition, development and recapitulation.—
Stella Mayerhoff,
Mercury News,
19 Dec. 2025
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In exchange for the curtailment of some freedoms, the people submit to an authority, thereby gaining protection and security.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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The disruption reflects a broader curtailment of Holy Week traditions.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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This movement engages the quad concentrically, which means the muscles contract while shortening, Mann said.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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Picked you as an outline and then fictionalized from there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Members of the group assigned themselves various social studies courses to rework with just one week to complete the detailed outlines of dates, events and names that should be taught.—
Isaac Yu,
Houston Chronicle,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Compend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compend. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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