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as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business.
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In the medieval era, blood feuds carried on for generations; likewise, today’s wars are often rooted in centuries of pain.
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Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
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After ten years at war and ten more at sea, he is borne back to Ithaca by his gracious hosts the Phaeacians, who have feasted him and delighted in his tales.
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Sometimes a small dog nosed in the door and curled up by the space heater.
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Glass curled up into a fetal position and attempted suicide.
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In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other.
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Gasparino kept up the pressure, beating out an infield single to shortstop against pitcher Ethan Grimm.
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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.
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It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
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Instead of staying in the area of the ranch where the giraffes are fed, Gracie decided to forage on higher terrain and climbed rocks to escape.
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The property features over a mile of frontage along Fall River and controls two of the river’s primary spring-fed tributaries — Spring Creek and Lava Creek, according to Hall and Hall.
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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