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also emplaning
as in boarding
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Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
Another smart move would be boarding the E Line and riding west to the Expo/Crenshaw stop and taking the shuttle from there.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Lundgren shares some wise words about how being a man is more than muscles, and about getting in front of himself — which doesn't make sense at the time, but will later.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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How crazy is Zack for getting in a huge fight with his roommate and then crying about it for three days?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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“Enplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplaning. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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