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Langmuir showed that the molecules oriented themselves in a consistent way, looking like little tadpoles with the hydrophilic head, the end that likes water, toward the water, and the hydrophobic tail, the end that dislikes water, sticking up into the air.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Sean Payton dislikes quite a few things.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Cutting Through Rocks is an intimate portrait of Shahverdi's fight for women's rights in a patriarchal society that refuses to acknowledge their right to exist safely and independently.—
Davi Merchan,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, his office refuses to answer questions about the probe.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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But Goldsworthy deplores the city dweller’s notion of the countryside as a picturesque escape.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jackie disapproves of John’s attempt to join an industry that has profited from their misfortune for decades.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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My husband, who still works, strongly disapproves of this.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with the US sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Iran being accused of attacking Azerbaijan in the first strikes on the country since the beginning of the conflict, a claim Iran denies.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The governor’s team denies that was the intent of their proposal.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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This trend rejects rigidity in favor of free-form seating that doesn't box users in and force them into prescribed spots.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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The president’s war on Iran is contrary to the Constitution and rejects safeguards in our republican federation.—
William J Watkins Jr,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Frowns (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowns%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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