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Verb
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Drone Watch 3 was over The Goodwill Store on Route 45, where the strong winds peeled apart some of the roof.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026 -
An 85-mph tornado peeled sheet metal from a large industrial building and snapped trees in north Charlotte during severe storms that raced through the region Monday, a National Weather Service team confirmed.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Regulators scaled back some of these rules in 2019, but not enough to reverse the damage.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The special awards come as the AFAA has scaled back this year’s edition in the wake of last year’s deadly Hong Kong fire, suspending competitive categories and the red carpet in favor of a format the academy described as dignified and minimalist.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Flaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaked. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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