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Stars litter the interior as well, whether embossed, embroidered, embedded, or pixelated.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026 -
The suited ensemble emphasized militaristic utility, with a long-sleeve jacket embroidered with muted gold sinuous motifs.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
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Her hair was braided and a short veil could be seen flowing from it in a few photos.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Often composed of three to five plants braided together to form one trunk, the money tree can grow up to 2 feet per year!—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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This didn’t become common practice until a few hundred years ago, but at least one Neanderthal apparently figured it out and convinced someone to go along with it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Distraught by life in the South, Reed figured that the only way to escape his parochial childhood was to write his way out.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bisetta laced a double that was bobbled by Peer in center in the fifth, allowing Brayden Randle to score without a play.—
Jace Denison,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The Coup’s early records were pugnacious, laced with humor and some finger-wagging.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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This is Cleveland’s first appearance in a conference final without LeBron James since 1992, something that has hung over this franchise like an anvil for decades.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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On the walls hung vertical scrolls of Chinese calligraphy.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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One, a middle-aged Iowan who had painted his face to resemble a skeleton’s, introduced himself to me as Baron Raider.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And the lecture hall on that campus now features a large, ornate mural of a soccer ball being grasped by the hands of two people — freshly painted by the 2004 Morningside graduate as the city of Inglewood prepares to host eight World Cup games at SoFi Stadium starting next month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Furbelowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbelowed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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