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Verb
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Dark, dim, and a little grungy, with its scuffed checkerboard floors, worn old couches, peeling walls, and chalkboard menus, La Factoria feels like a clandestine underground speakeasy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026 -
Sick of peeling that pesky tag off of your license plate every year?—
Hali Smith
May 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The company’s financing will enable scaling pilot production, accelerate commercial deployment and help expand partnerships.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Chronicle already began scaling Simple Alien’s series to deliver some meaningful growth over the last 22 days.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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“Flaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaking. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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