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The supporting cast, including Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, and Catalina Sandino Moreno, all get their own assault rifle and dictionary of cop lingo.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The group quickly discovered that a band called the Warlocks already existed and renamed themselves the Grateful Dead, a term Garcia found in a dictionary.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The group quickly discovered that a band called the Warlocks already existed and renamed themselves the Grateful Dead, a term Garcia found in a dictionary.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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But more in the context of the lexicon of the game, which Hosmer felt changing around him late in his career as analytics-speak became more common.—
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6 Mar. 2026
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Then Jones reached way back into Little League lexicon.—
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3 Mar. 2026
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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