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Adjective
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But despite Louisiana's ruby red political lean, the president's endorsement alone may not have been enough to ensure Cassidy's defeat - until the state changed its election rules.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
30 May 2026 -
Preliminary evidence suggests that weight regained after stopping a GLP-1 treatment is more likely to come back as fat than as lean mass.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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One ecological version of that idea holds that grass once helped wild canids clear intestinal worms—the fibrous strands wrap around the worms and carry them out in the droppings.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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These tubes serve as stabilizing cables that allow flexible fibrous trunks to withstand hurricane-force winds.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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