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surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well
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Recent Examples of grooved
Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations – from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels.
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Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
The two stars grooved to classics facilitated by DJ D-Nice, as sister Phylicia Rashad and Jenifer Lewis cheered them on.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025
Standing in a massive warehouse decked out with mood lighting, Bieber — dressed in a gray T-shirt — grooved along to the easygoing beat.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
The two stars grooved to classics facilitated by DJ D-Nice, as sister Phylicia Rashad and Jenifer Lewis cheered them on.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025
Standing in a massive warehouse decked out with mood lighting, Bieber — dressed in a gray T-shirt — grooved along to the easygoing beat.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Hunt filed more false returns in his own name to seek additional fraudulent refunds.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The congressman wrote that a parent filed a complaint alleging the school system violated her daughter’s civil rights under Title IX by allowing transgender students to use girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Fourth-year Northwood coach Maddy Grimm has blended the team’s experience with the two-way skills of Chen.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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On paper, that bears a striking resemblance to Little Book Chapter 3, which blended Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, Booker’s, and Baker’s at cask strength.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead of one community, which might be de- scribed as democratic, there appear separate and distinct communities that must be de- scribed as totalitarian.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Mendelian randomization analyses from the same study found evidence for a causal, not merely correlated, relationship between higher BMI and snoring, which implies that weight loss is a mechanistically sound intervention.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Franchise prices are also not correlated to the stock market.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Dress the Population Livia Fit and Flare Dress The crepe-like material, bateau neck, princess-seamed upper with cap sleeves, and flared skirt make this Dress the Population pick a classic that won’t go out of style.—
Cathy Nelson,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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The top is seamed at the sides to accentuate the rounded shape, which dips lower in back.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
19 Nov. 2025
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