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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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The Thorns honored former player Tobin Heath prior to the match at Portland's Providence Park.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Special honors went to Breaking Bad, Pluribus and Better Call Saul kingpin Vince Gilligan, who received the Eva Monley Award, and veteran location manager and production supervisor Mike Fantasia, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

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Recycled cement waste can be fed into the plasma process as a raw material, and potentially cut both waste and carbon emissions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
It is fed by California’s cap-and-invest program, which allows large polluters to buy and sell allowances for their greenhouse gas emissions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 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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Many university students have turned the ROI factor into the pursuit of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers, and many of the top ranking schools were recognized for their STEM programs.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The attempt to rename the gulf, which has gone by the same name since the 16th Century, drew international opposition, and numerous media outlets vowed to stick with the common and internationally recognized usage.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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