as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium
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NBC news, 31 May 2026
The rules also say that if a member files a grievance, the member must provide evidence that another rider’s gender identity does not match that rider’s everyday life, and OBRA will not investigate a member’s gender identity until sufficient evidence is provided.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Bondi oversaw a secret review process that included flagging files that mentioned Trump.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
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Verb
His wife filed for divorce in 2025 after accusing him of adultery.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
The rules also say that if a member files a grievance, the member must provide evidence that another rider’s gender identity does not match that rider’s everyday life, and OBRA will not investigate a member’s gender identity until sufficient evidence is provided.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
Her statement on the Epstein files came as Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee criticized the Republican majority for not videotaping Bondi’s interview with the panel.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Bondi oversaw a secret review process that included flagging files that mentioned Trump.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
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Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
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And that really rubbed committee members last cycle the wrong way and may have worked against them.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Mourners covered the four bodies with green Hamas flags and marched from a mosque through the city, chanting and firing shots in the air.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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After prayers this morning, a group of Lebanese Americans marched in solidarity with Lebanon.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Now Minnesota wants in, and at least nine more state legislatures (including Massachusetts) have similar bills in the queue.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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But Vulcan is also sidelined at present and has a long line of Space Force payloads in the queue.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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But even slightly sanded down, their work puts other games to shame.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The denim may have never been worn but it is stonewashed, sanded, chemically faded or laser-treated to look like it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Rice brings his athleticism and protective presence in midfield, while Vitinha and Neves constantly pass and move, pulling the opposition apart and creating the spaces into which Rice can stride.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Waldorf was used to seeing Shackelford addressing staff at the front of a conference room, polished in a suit and tie.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Another highlight of my visit was experiencing Bastien's Manicure, an in-spa collaboration with nail-care specialists Bastien Gonzalez, which pairs meticulous cuticle work and a thorough massage with a natural nail-polishing technique that eliminates the need for nail polish entirely.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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This is the latest installment of our bimonthly column Crews on Cruise, spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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This column has reported on California’s high-speed boondoggle for almost two decades.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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