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Noun
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In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
Central to Qatar’s capability is the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor, and a 2015 upgrade added hundreds of these missiles and required launcher modifications to support their advanced power and guidance interfaces, significantly enhancing performance against modern threats.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, York started running with the ones three months into arriving on campus.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Because of this thin atmosphere, helicopters flying on Mars must spin their rotors faster than on Earth to generate lift, and heavier vehicles need more lift than lighter ones.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Prospect owed tens of millions of dollars in local property taxes and more than $120 million to the state for unpaid provider taxes.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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It’s estimated that tens of thousands of people were killed by the country’s government.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Fifties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifties. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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