as in to nose out
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With his occasionally brusque manner, his maniacal secrecy about team selection and his refusal to explain his tactical decisions, Luis Enrique put a few noses out of joint in the French media.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Shelving the movie put noses out of joint with talks of a potential tax write-down.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Five days ago, the Clippers blew out the Nuggets and took a 2-1 lead in the first-round, best-of-seven series.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Clippers blew out the Nuggets in Game 3 by 37 points.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Marchand, new to the Panthers but quite familiar with them, was blown away.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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My 10 year old self is pretty blown away right now.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Despite employing one of the greatest players of all time for 15 years—not to mention other MVPs like Shohei Ohtani and Albert Pujols—the Angels have only made the playoffs once in Trout’s career, getting swept in the 2014 Division Series.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The change seemingly happened earlier this week, just days before a trade loophole that allows American consumers to buy products from China without paying tariffs is set to disappear as part of sweeping new import duties imposed by US president Donald Trump.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Eye Cream tackles wrinkles, reduces dark circles, and even firms skin thanks to its skin-friendly formula that contains both pro-retinol and centella asiatica.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered and raped hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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These men were trapped in these horrifying conditions and were slaughtered.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, underdog Bodø/Glimt became the first Norwegian team to reach the semifinals of a European competition after besting Lazio on penalties in the return leg in Rome.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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The individuality, besting yourself rather than an opponent to achieve your goals, drove the Swedish golfer as a young athlete — and to top amateur status at Louisiana State.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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