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as in splash
a very small amount
money doled out in driblets to the workers
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This ruling is a big splash as NASCAR and plaintiff teams 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports gear up for trial in Charlotte to punctuate a lawsuit in which 23XI and FRM assert that NASCAR is a monopoly.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The trade deadline came and went for the Detroit Lions, and for a team that isn’t known for making in-season splashes, this was par for the course.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stick with small bins for little items like paintbrushes, beads, or binder clips to keep them from getting lost.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Other ideas include Perler beads, Rainbow Loom, slime making, and Shrinky Dinks.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 Nov. 2025
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The Riverside native shreds lesser defenses beyond the arc and above the break.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The shred of good news is that this might finally get Kate into the White House, since Grace Penn (Allison Janney) is looking for a VP.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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While some see a glimmer of hope in this moment, others are skeptical.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Olivier & Tony Award nominee Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things; Wolf Hall) and MacMillan, Every Brilliant Thing revolves around a man who looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Remove it and continue rotating to let any excess drip off.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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From there, find a solution to protect against accidental oil drips that can harm your furniture.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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And indeed, the archival record shows Madrid returning again and again to trade-and-mission policies (with a sprinkling of missionary work aimed at establishing and consolidating influence) rather than grand amphibious invasion and continental conquest.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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The theme of the 2025 NFL season’s Week 8 was gnarly blowouts from pre-game favorites, with a sprinkling of shock results.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Run The Range Hood Hot air and steam carry oil droplets during cooking and deposit them, leaving behind a greasy residue on cabinets, walls, and other surfaces.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The mixture goes through a homogenizer, which breaks the oil into microscopic droplets that stay evenly suspended.—
Oset Babür-Winter,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Driblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblet. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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