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Verb
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026 -
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Robinson, who police say has a previous conviction for indecent exposure and lewd conduct, accosted multiple women in the area on Sunday, police said.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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At one point during the dizzying saga, the actor is accosted by two fans at a grocery store who drastically overshare about how much his work means to them.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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The driver initially stopped but drove away before officers arrived, and later denied involvement when confronted by a family member who followed the vehicle.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Lehman testified at trial the couple was staying at a nearby hotel – which McIntyre paid for – when the other man confronted them.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The day after that loss, per team sources, Brunson approached the team before practice about needing to re-shift the collective mindset.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Security footage captured the black ride-share vehicle on the road when a white vehicle, identified by investigators as belonging to the police officer, approached.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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What matters, after all, is that feeling of being engrossed in a good story.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Sitting on the dais between her husband and pregnant White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the first lady appears to be engrossed in conversation.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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We now are faced with missing holidays with them to comply with their demands.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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In Chris Robinson’s eight years as Lake Highland Prep’s girls lacrosse head coach the Highlanders have faced American Heritage of Delray Beach every year in the final four, with most of those games coming down to the last minute.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Verb
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But even at its most tender, Motown never dared to be as unabashedly sultry as the Ottavianos.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
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Fallon even dared Coughlan to ask Dave Grohl — who is serving as musical guest with his band Foo Fighters — to be her best friend.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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