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as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference.
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Do not use to cover a ceiling Do not carry the flag flat — and things should not be carried on it.
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Hardaway has feasted on open shots created by Jokic and Doncic in recent years.
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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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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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Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament.
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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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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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Whole hogs, widely available and suitable for slow, open-fire cooking that fed large communal gatherings, became central to the area’s emerging cuisine.
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After each cleaning session, the larvae were fed fruit or vegetable peels, since feeding only on flesh can prevent the superworms from molting or even hasten their death.
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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