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fluting

verb

Definition of fluting

present participle of flute

as in beveling

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On the opposite end of the ranch on a sunny October day, the turkeys were calmly milling about their paddock, clucking and chirping, unaware their harvest is imminent.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
By the time sunset had turned to dusk, families were milling about a replica of Times Square.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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The same month, OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens after state attorneys general launched an investigation into the company's safety practices, with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, filing a lawsuit in June.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Throughout Election Day, and into the night, The New Yorker will provide live updates on election results, with reporters filing dispatches from battleground states nationwide and columnists offering fresh analysis as votes start to come in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

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A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
While the Griffiths were in a carriage on their way to the grave of Tina’s recently-deceased mother, someone fired a gun at them from another carriage, grazing Griffith’s head.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026

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