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Verb
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Her Jenny aircraft turned over, dropping Coleman out of the aircraft at about 2,000 feet.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The skull was turned over to the Kane County Coroner's Office for forensic analysis and identification, per the outlets.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The shelter encouraged people who find stray dogs to make other arrangements to find their owners, such as posting fliers or taking them to a veterinarian to be scanned for a microchip.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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That’s why coleslaw is such a classic—loved and devoured at cookouts, potlucks, and every kind of outdoor meal.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bukele devoured an entire political class that didn’t understand social media, for whom TikTok or Instagram were just dances and photos their kids watched on their phones, and YouTube just showed irrelevant videos that would never replace national television.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Gobbled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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