as in danced
to play and run about happily
we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs
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For three months and 32 shows, the then-13-year-old prodigy danced alongside her mom throughout the three-hour concert.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Consider Virginia McLaurin, who joyfully danced with the Obamas at age 106 and later supported youth mentoring, or Edith Renfrow Smith, now 110, whose advocacy for education continues to inspire.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Lawrence hopped over to Chalamet and Jenner's table to grab a bottle of bubbly.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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When the building abruptly closed this spring, with tenants initially given just 48 hours to vacate, Hartquist hopped across the skyway to the Town Square building.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reports about the party indicate that at one point, bottle girls, including one riding a motorcycle with sparklers, walked around the party, and Sánchez leapt from her seat to celebrate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
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That eventful first half also included a scuffle after Ejiofor leapt for an offensive rebound and took a hard hit from Providence’s Duncan Powell.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
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Mountainburg 69, Life Way Christian 40 Mountainburg staked itself to an early 23-9 lead and romped past Life Way Christian.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Dec. 2025
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The trend is not shiny, glass mosaics, but rather tumbled stone in subtle, natural colors.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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Memory storage plays — Data storage stocks tumbled as investors continued to cash in after their recent run-up.—
Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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The award was skipped in 2024 due to time constraints following the addition of more categories to the show.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Larked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larked. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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