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Afterward, Mazzulla, who was the starting point guard on a Final Four team at West Virginia, hung around to chat with reporters, then watched a follow-up game held between two teams of media members.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025 -
The first unit, with Sam Rinzel up top, created some high-end chances but hung around the perimeter a little too much.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And in Michigan, Cliffs owns and operates the Tilden Mine near Ishpeming and the adjacent Empire Mine, which has been idled since 2016.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists’ strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Goldbricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbricked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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