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as in percolating
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as in cleaning
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Councilor Ed Flynn then addressed the tension percolating between councilors.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The idea for a new Help album had been percolating since around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Each unit’s weekly cleaning regimen includes completely emptying the waste with the vacuum truck’s suction wand, adding deodorizer that breaks down future waste and mitigates bad smells, scrubbing and disinfecting every surface inside the unit, and restocking paper goods.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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But not before Freddy applies an earlier safety lesson about harmful chemical cleaning products to subdue the suddenly menacing unicorn.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lines have formed for the bathroom, and protesters are routinely filtering in and out of the store to escape the cold.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of just filtering by age or distance, the system weighs emotional compatibility, conflict styles, and expectations around commitment to suggest a smaller set of matches with higher odds of genuine chemistry.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is reached by a sliding door and is compact, with space for a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and a flushing toilet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
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If the water is shut off, pipes should be fully drained by flushing toilets and running faucets.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Stars like Kate Winslet—who narrated the documentary—Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rod Stewart, and Stanley Tucci visited the castle on Wednesday, the first time a film screening like this had ever taken place there.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Personalized cancer screening strategies, lifestyle approaches to mitigate risks, robotic tools for cancer surgery and new advances in clinical trials are among the presentations on the agenda.—
Clayton Freeman,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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And so every autocrat ends up purging any kind of critic.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Back in Texas, five days of purging await.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Armed with the insights gleaned from Go and Fresh, Amazon is refining and expanding its new five-store, small format Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, which will serve as a mini-convenience store.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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But for African governments, the central challenge is realizing ambitions to move beyond only exporting raw minerals to processing and refining them, too.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Glamour reviewer Elismary Valle says that this cleanser is fast and tough, and brushes and makeup sponges are left as good as new after cleansing with it.—
Taryn Brooke,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2026
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The aura-cleansing ritual is designed to realign your chakras and release any energy that may be weighing you down.—
Mary Honkus,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Leaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaching. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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