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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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In interviews, representatives of some companies told me about their algorithms’ abilities to reveal patterns that impressions alone cannot.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Ramirez, Moreno’s chief of staff, and Martinez, a 14-year member of the San Ysidro school board, have made strong impressions with their criticism of how the city is run.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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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
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Inside Blue Hill’s round tower, which stands three stories tall with castle-like notches at the top, two weather observers, Douglas and Amanda Joly, share an office filled with the results of their daily work.—
Laura Martin Agudelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 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 11 May. 2026.
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