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or drank (in)
as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in—a little too readily—every word of the host's spiel
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Nailor and his wife just welcomed their second child earlier in the week, while Dean posted on Instagram from a graduation ceremony during practice.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
21 May 2026 -
Whether Billy Joel or Brittany Howard, a Broadway-best tribute to Stephen Sondheim or the classical stylings of Yo-Yo Ma, the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater welcomed a genre-hopping assortment of performances during Stephen Colbert’s tenure.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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As a front man, Riley embraced the name—and, with it, a peacocking ambition to achieve mass visibility.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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When asset managers in the 1970s and ’80s rushed to buy room-sized minicomputers, the first movers enjoyed a genuine edge—for perhaps two or three years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Key Takeaways Rice pudding and tapioca pudding can be enjoyed as part of a healthy breakfast or snack and are relatively low in calories.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2026
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“Drunk (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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