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kneads

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present tense third-person singular of knead

as in pats

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In police body camera footage, which Feder shared with WCCO, Feder gets out with his hands up and an officer pats him down.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Each function compares itself to that function at other companies of similar scale and the functional leader pats themselves on the back for being ahead or at least not behind.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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Pulitzer-Prize finalist Daniel Mason molds his new novel around Miles Krzelewski, married to a Stanford academic superstar, twelve years tardy on his dissertation.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
The startup takes existing waste such as rice husks, turns them into further mush and then molds them into things like forks and spoons.

— Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

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This helps ensure the liner follows your actual eye shape instead of an angle that only works when your lid is closed.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
Both approaches combine weather and climate data, physical understanding of how the climate system works, and computer models.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of works

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The company said additive manufacturing forms a key part of its long-term production strategy for the TJ150.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
When comets come around the sun, the dust emitted as the debris collides with Earth's atmosphere forms a trail that creates fiery, colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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One of the most intense sequences finds Lucas protecting a still-comatose Max while a horde of demodogs chases him through a hospital.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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