1
as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort
the road crew fagged mightily to move the boulder out of the way
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2
as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out
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As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The defeat intensifies pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who already faced a leadership crisis and struggles with cost-of-living challenges.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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This creamy balm-powder hybrid blends seamlessly, wears beautifully throughout the day, and comes in a range of flattering shades.—
Sara Tan,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Of course, that is who wears luxury clothing today – spend $100 on your Zara dress and $5,000 on your Gucci bag.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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Clara bursts through a window and kills them all.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Vrabel went on to say that Gonzalez strives to be a captain.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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For a population that strives not only to be good, but to be officially good—to dedicate its offices to the needs and the vindication of the vulnerable—the persistence of family abuse is an embarrassing rebuke.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Her husband also works for the two-person business as its chief political strategist.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nothing that works today to hit the Russians will work next month.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Such a conviction, which appears in many more novels than Smallwood’s, drains fiction of life.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Many gardeners are plagued with sandy soil that drains too quickly, clay soil that retains water too long, or soil that simply doesn’t produce very vigorous plants.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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