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Noun
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And unions have been printing and distributing signs, and organizing pickets and mega-rallies.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026 -
But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Police said the men took thousands of dollars’ worth of high-end watches from the enclosure.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Just 30 examples will be made—far too few for one of the fair’s best watches.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The venue is part of an ecosystem of three museums grouped under the Long Museum, a private art museum founded by husband-and-wife art collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, which includes the Long Museum Pudong and the Long Museum Chongqing outposts.—
Sandra Salibian for WWD,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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By 2036, the agency aims to sustain a continuous human presence through habitable outposts capable of supporting four-person crews for month-long stays.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.—
Jack Myer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Firing squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squads. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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