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The knife sticking out of him has Siri’s DNA on it.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026 -
That's Hersh with a bone sticking out of his left forearm, being forced into a pickup truck.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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As a result, Dubai’s leaders have increased their public interactions with the city’s business community during the war, projecting calm and vowing to come back stronger.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using Many mock drafts still put Simpson in the back end of the first round, some projecting a trade similar to the one that allowed the Giants to get Jaxson Dart last season.—
Ben Kamisar,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Extending (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extending%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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