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Noun
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Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens to keep mosquitos out.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026 -
Increasing access to cinemas is another effort, with the number of screens growing from 218 to 369 between 2019 and 2025.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Police with riot shields used tear gas and rubber bullets on the crowd, ABC Australia reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Another $3 million is going toward retrofitting bus shields for bus operators.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fig leafs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leafs. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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