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Verb
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As unemployment rose and major employers closed down or downsized, many of my friends left our community as their families moved in search of jobs.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026 -
Almost any baked good can be downsized to fit in a muffin pan.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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IndyCar removed a Freedom 250 Grand Prix T-shirt from the shopping section of its official website Wednesday in the wake of criticism that the product’s messaging was tone deaf and open to a racist interpretation.—
Curt Anderson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Once through that second, Adam Bushley retired nine of his last 10 batters and reached a season-high 92 pitches.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Ragans retired six of his next eight batters.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In a tacit acknowledgement of the opposition his bill faced, Valdez voluntarily axed the measure.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The addition of ripple fries, billed as a healthier version of the fast-food staple, lasted five months before being axed.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Starmer sacked Mandelson last September after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with Epstein.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Three months later, the city sacked the police and fire chiefs, announcing the decision late on a Friday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
Verb
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And that’s partly why Weltman dismissed coach Jamahl Mosley the day after the Magic were eliminated and also discussed Orlando’s roster needs — which, in his eyes, include more shooting and veteran help.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Adams dismissed this notion out of hand, with no small amount of hostility.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The sites were previously in imminent danger of shutting down after the Interior Department terminated a 50-year lease held by National Links Trust in December.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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Four years after overhauling its professional standards program in the wake of that scandal, the state agency terminated nine firefighters and disciplined five others for drinking on duty during a six-week training session at the same academy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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In 2022, the Philadelphia Phillies canned Joe Girardi and replaced him with Rob Thomson, one of Mendoza’s mentors.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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They are sold fresh, dried, frozen, or canned.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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“Excessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessed. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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