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fluting

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present participle of flute

as in beveling

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Window closing to find survivors These are the kinds of scenes playing out across La Guaira state, with people milling around in the streets after being left homeless, uncertain of what to do next.

— Fernando Narro Roman, NPR, 28 June 2026
In addition to the extra security guards milling about, many of the areas that were formerly open to the public were closed off by fences and guarded exits.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

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Investigators presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office earlier Tuesday for filing consideration.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
All four of her grandparents were born and raised in Italy; in 2018, the then 62-year-old former magazine editor moved to Perugia, in the central Umbria region, on a temporary visa at the same time as filing a lawsuit for citizenship.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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Candid Health cofounder Doug Proctor spun his laptop around to show me a herd of wild horses grazing behind him in upstate New York during our first Zoom call.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Bison that appear to be grazing peacefully are able to accelerate at a terrifying pace, making them among the most dangerous animals in Yellowstone, where one of the giant bovines recently charged at and tossed a grandfather.

— Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

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