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Verb
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The richest man alive, Elon Musk, has countered that taxing every billionaire at 100% barely dents the $39 trillion national debt.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The Red Wings’ penalty kill has been better on the whole this season, though an 0-for-3 showing certainly dents their numbers and drops them to 80 percent on the season.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Executives at Nielsen don’t see TV ratings going away, however, because impressions remain an apples-to-apples way of comparing one TV or streaming program to another.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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What buyers notice in the first 30 seconds First impressions create emotional momentum, and emotional momentum drives value.—
Zakkiyyah Terrell White,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar waves a Hungarian flag after delivering his victory speech in Budapest on Sunday.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the video, Williams proposes to Laufey as her guest stars watch on with vacant expressions — even as the Grammy winner waves her hands in front of their faces.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Nov. 2025
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The tower was designed by the British architecture firm RMJM and features a twisting glass façade that spirals upward into a needle-like spire.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sure, the stars move relative to one another, our Sun burns through a little more of its fuel, and the Moon slowly spirals away from the Earth as our rotation rate gradually slows down.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These tools are thin, flimsy, and built with barbed notches on the side that are used to grabbing hair and break through soap scum or other debris to remove them from your drain.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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The agency’s Ba2 rating on South Africa’s sovereign debt — two notches below investment grade — will not be affected.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
Verb
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To load the product onto the brush, Barnes swirls the tool into the pan twice and taps it twice to prevent fallout.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2025
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The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the turn of the millennium, shelves were sagging beneath Bridget and Carrie’s daughters, with entire imprints devoted to churning out more.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dimples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimples. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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