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as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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On Thursday, tiny kittens at the San Diego Humane Society’s kitten nursery were curled up close together, sleeping.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026 -
The video shows a person curled up on the ground as a group of people punch and kick him.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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When Karin carried on that group’s theatrics and iconoclastic spirit into their solo work as Fever Ray, Olof slipped out of the spotlight.—
Will Lynch,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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The first African woman chosen to curate the main Biennale exhibition, the late Koyo Kouoh assembled 110 artists and artistic groups under a title meant to spotlight the overlooked, and five co-curators carried on her legacy after her death a year ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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The Rainbow Warriors kept up pressure, winning the first set 25-15.—
Jordan Puente,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The hat-making legend kept up her millinery practice well into old age, and died in 1999 at 88.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 May 2026
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Wembanyama’s presence means the free rim runs Minnesota feasted on against Denver won’t be available in this series.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has feasted against the Flyers in his career, was oddly quiet for a second straight game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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There was a period earlier this decade that fed the public the idea that accusers were to always be believed at whatever cost.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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The falls are fed by underground springs flowing through porous volcanic basalt in the Cascade Range, creating the appearance that water is emerging directly from the cliff face itself.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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