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Recent Examples of high-octaneBut in Play Dirty—the new high-octane heist thriller from director Shane Black—the actor shows a different side of himself for the world to see.—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 Three of Kansas City’s first five opponents made the playoffs last season, but the Lions and their high-octane attack may be Steve Spagnuolo’s greatest challenge yet.—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 The Yankees need more high-octane relievers who can throw strikes, a year-long problem for this group.—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Hollywood vets Jerry Bruckheimer, known for high-octane action thrillers and the Top Gun movies, and Scott Stuber, who ran film for Netflix and is tied to UA, have boarded the project as producers.—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-octane
Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2024
Rather than expend resources to designate a new lineup of high-test sport-utility vehicles, Chevrolet will call its subbrand a name synonymous with performance: Corvette.
Only unmixed household hazardous waste will be accepted.
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Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
The seemingly unmixed demo made many social media users speculate whether the song was AI-generated before noted hip-hop commentator DJ Akademiks eventually played it — noticeably with some tweaks, like the omission of a line about P. Diddy and a different beat — on his livestream.
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