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Noun
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And who can say for sure whether twilight is the arrival of some dark night or the coming of the dawn, or whether a scrawny boy’s shoulder blades might really be the nubs of angel wings, or where, if anywhere, any of us will find new life.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026 -
Spaced out The Sky shifted their roster in favor of guards and wings, with a four-player frontcourt featuring Cardoso, Williams, Azurá Stevens and Rickea Jackson.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Cornwallis laid down his arms in October, 1781.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Since Pennywise needed to be physically active, Sequeira introduced an underlying stretch component so Skarsgård could extend his arms and perform extreme poses.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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“Ells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ells. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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