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as in hawed
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as in bordered
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Arden Park is bordered by Arden Way to the north, Watt Avenue to the east, Fair Oaks Boulevard to the south, and Eastern Avenue to the west.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
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The property, which the tribe will rename the Wélmelti Preserve, a reference to the name of the Washoe people who lived in the area historically, is bordered by the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jackson hesitated — the job required him to leave the seminary six months short of graduation.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even then, his father, Chris Oettinger, hesitated to believe his Olympic dreams would become a reality — until the roster was announced last month.—
Lia Assimakopoulos
Dallas Stars,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Information would go from bounded to ubiquitous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Mozambique's coast and its islands are fringed with long, powdery stretches of sand and lapped by warm Indian Ocean waters.—
Lisa Grainger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Banks are fringed with grasses and scrubby trees, as colorful hills slant down to the water.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her embryo was still in Nadiya, having waited for her for three years.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Several lawyers said many more companies around the globe are likely to join the suits, having waited until the ruling to not draw unwanted attention from the White House.—
Arriana McLymore,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Second baseman Christian Caro and outfielder Adolpho Erives are hitting machines, while shortstop Jacob Soliz, first baseman Mason Gonzalez, infielder Scott Knight and outfielder Joe Bury return from a team that won 22 games and was edged by eventual state runnerup Smithson Valley in the playoffs.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Marin Mooney tallied 14 points as Nantucket (10-10) edged Sturgis West 37-36 in the Cape and Islands League.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The flattering design is trimmed with lace detailing and features a tiny, delicate flower at the V-neckline for a romantic touch.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the Padres massively trimmed payroll in 2024 and maintained a tighter budget the past two seasons, Preller and assistant general manager Josh Stein have engineered creative contracts to land starting pitcher Nick Pivetta and others.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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