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Noun
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But Lanegan turns out, despite his initial bout of laconism, to be forthcoming, even charming.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
10 Apr. 2022
Noun
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Just be sure to check the best-by date, since bagged chips can lose their fresh taste and crispness over time once opened.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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There’s also something about the crispness of fall air that makes a hot bowl of soup feel like a warm hug.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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The rapidity and the terseness of the onscreen action leaps from scene to scene, from event to event, from one salient point to the next, with nothing incidental in between, nothing revealing anything besides what directly elucidates the story as Polanski chooses to tell it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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With off-putting brusqueness, the acupuncturist sticks needles into my head and left leg, leaves the room—and appears to forget all about me.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, the abruptness of Kimmel’s suspension has sent shock waves throughout Hollywood.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Soliman is known as an elegant dresser, but his apartment was in bachelor-pad disarray, a reflection of his long hours at the hospital and the abruptness of his detention, said his friends, also clerics.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Doing the same routine over and over will likely yield diminishing returns, while raising the chances of boredom or a repetitive-use injury.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Volpe was a focus of both media sessions, as Boone and Cashman detailed the extent of his shoulder problem and were both asked why the team stuck with him as the everyday shortstop despite the injury and his diminishing play.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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