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also greying
as in evolving
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This causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, evolving into a red giant, while the interior of the core heats up, intensifying the rate of fusion within it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Instead, as college hockey evolves, Motzko sees the Gophers program evolving with it, for the better.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the galley, Ben and Alesia are getting along fine until dessert.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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There were reports that the two weren’t getting along not so long ago, when Andrew was first stripped of his titles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Feb. 2026
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Newly acquired Luisangel Acuna was among the White Sox players getting on the field for the first time.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Musselman and his staff were high on both early on – seems like others are getting on board with their evaluation.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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As a result, families are struggling with the rising cost of living, limited access to county services, unsafe conditions in county jails, and aging infrastructure that has not been maintained.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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An aging population The strain on this workforce is building at the very moment the country needs it most.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Liverpool’s new partnership is blossoming Liverpool have established a bad habit of conceding first this season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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And then those pink shrubs with their little flowers, blossoming like islands of pink mist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s turned rainy and cooler in the past couple of days, but the creosote bushes are blooming yellow.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Long-blooming annuals include blanket flower, spider flower, and trailing petunia.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Graying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graying. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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