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Noun
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Major upsets for the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets significantly altered the championship picture after the first round of the NBA playoffs.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
4 May 2026 -
The Field of 64, established in 1985, worked fine, a manageable number that created just enough upsets to make the first round riveting.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Meteorologists say a large-scale upper-level trough over the Plains is helping drive a series of disturbances that will move east through the day.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Humble pies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pies. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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