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defoliating

verb

present participle of defoliate

as in barking

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With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Rather than having dog kennels lined up across from each other like in traditional shelters, the New Leash on Life design will have kennels on one side facing a hallway to reduce barking and stress.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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After the 2017 crackdown, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims crossed from Rakhine into neighboring Bangladesh on foot and by boat during shelling, indiscriminate killings and other violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Mansouri was subjected to Israeli shelling earlier this week, according to Lebanon’s state news agency.

— Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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Gladys Knight is scaling back her live performance schedule as recent concerts have prompted concern among some fans and people working on her tour about whether the Motown legend should remain on the road.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Former Ferrari president and chairman Luca di Montezemolo joined analysts and investors in mocking the model as ugly and decidedly un-Ferrari-like at a time where other luxury automakers were scaling back their own EV efforts amid low demand.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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Even in defeat, Fulham succeeded in exposing frailties in Chelsea’s defensive structure at Craven Cottage.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Free and charitable clinics scramble to absorb uninsured patients even as Florida’s healthcare squeeze becomes a defining campaign issue, exposing a broader national failure to rein in medical costs.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Jack Callahan was just a kid when his dad, William, ran the place, with his wife using a VW van for deliveries and the kids – Jack included – shucking lobster meat for those famed rolls.

— Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Did the grocery store place the trash can near the corn because folks were shucking with wild abandon and leaving behind a big mess?

— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026

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