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Verb
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No one wants to swim in that immense sea that has swallowed so many rafters since Cubans began emigrating after the arrival of Castroism in 1959.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Sessen Mengist is an Eritrean-American writer still reeling from the culture and temperature shock of emigrating from East Africa to the suburbs of Minnesota.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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Set 500 years in the future, Whedon's original series followed a renegade crew aboard the transport ship Serenity.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Another ship, the Ladonna, had been at Bandar Imam Khomeini for a week before turning on its transponder Tuesday and journeying into the Persian Gulf.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts then spent three days journeying to the moon.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Anna reactivates her zest for cooking when Matteo’s father unexpectedly must drop out of cooking the final meal at the local summer festival, with Anna moving to prepare a nontraditional pot of shrimp and grits to the unexpected glee of those who’re tasting it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The exhibition, which celebrates Stearns’ residency at the UC Botanical Garden, reveals how Stearns inspires the ecosystems of art and science through a nontraditional artistic practice.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It was first shown at the 1937 World’s Fair before touring Europe and the United States.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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After touring as a stand-up for 20 years, Abbott Elementary star Lisa Ann Walter has inked a deal for Hulu to release her debut comedy special in 2026.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Thursday’s game is the second of the 76ers’ three-game trip and the first game of a back-to-back, with Philadelphia traveling to play the Indiana Pacers on Friday.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Defecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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