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as in dealing (in)
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as in threatening
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The pedestrian was transported to local hospital with life threatening injuries.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026 -
An oil spill could quickly carry pollutants to nearby coasts and rivers, threatening ecosystems and communities that depend on fishing and mangroves.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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One rabid mongoose bite later, and Ben is a skull-crushing, face-ripping menace terrorizing Lucy and her friends.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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While there have been multiple iterations of the KKK, in the 1960s, Klans throughout the country were responding to the Civil Rights Movement and desegregation by terrorizing Black activists and their allies.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now, Hall and Hall is marketing the 1,500-acre Spring Creek Ranch, a marquee holding at the headwaters of the renowned Fall River.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a move somewhat at odds with the content of the film, A24 spent weeks marketing The Drama as more of a romantic comedy, making the film seem like something in the vein of last spring’s Materialists (which itself can only tenuously be described as a rom-com).—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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Members of the group allegedly conduct coordinated extortions of teens by blackmailing them.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Aviles and his attorney have denied the blackmailing accusation.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some argue that the only way to stop Iran from menacing the region and its people is to crush this regime.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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As the two catch up, Crudup veers from good-natured to sorrowful to bitter to menacing in a matter of minutes.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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During a Charlotte City Council safety committee meeting Thursday, city staff recommended expanding vending regulations citywide and adding harsher penalties for offenders.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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City council members also questioned what role the county should have in enforcing the rise of street vending within the city.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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On today's show, why chocolate makers might be skimping on chocolate and peanut butter, what else might explain these ingredients, and how Brad Reese has launched a skimp-shaming campaign to get Hershey's to go back to using classic Reese's ingredients.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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“High-pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressuring. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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