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junketed

verb

past tense of junket

as in honored

to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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Before the service in Kyiv, Yukov was mourned and honored in his hometown of Sloviansk in Donetsk province.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
The Porter County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday honored the Kouts varsity baseball team for its Division 1A championship earlier this summer.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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And in mice fed a fatty, sugary diet, shutting the pathway down in the liver curbed weight gain, cleared out fat and improved insulin sensitivity.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled.

— Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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Kenya has until recently been widely recognized for rebuilding its elephant population from historic lows to more than 36,000 individuals by reducing poaching and protecting elephants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards recognized several standout properties, with Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico, earning the top spot among international wellness retreats for more than a decade.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026

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