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as in blundering
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as in dripping
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as in spilling
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When the toys use messaging apps to control their owners in ways that go terrifyingly unnoticed, humankind itself seems to be blundering about with its brain unplugged.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026 -
The consequences ranged from hobbling Reconstruction to hastening the end of the Ottoman Empire to poisonous deflation, and the blundering response by governments helped shape the modern world.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
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That was the background; in the foreground were about a dozen ancient live-oak trees dripping with Spanish moss.—
Fred A. Bernstein,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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Zendaya stunned in an LBD dripping with fringe during her first red carpet with Tom Holland since 2021.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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The Zoroastrian high priest responded by stirring a pinch of sugar into the milk without spilling a drop.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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My personal favorite, however, has been Knicks star Mikal Bridges spilling the beans on anything and everything on Instagram Live.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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Skarsgård’s character James ejaculating at the beach after a sudden handjob by Mia Goth’s freewheeling Gabi.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The machine whirs to life, the smell of hot plastic slowly seeping into the air.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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In Minneapolis, ProPublica found that tear gas had traveled at least a quarter mile before seeping into a McDonald’s.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
10 June 2026
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The traveler was infectious while passing through Los Angeles County, potentially exposing others at LAX and the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Colin Hubbard / Getty Images The Fever shot nearly 80% in the first half, exposing miscommunications in Atlanta's defense that led to open looks and uncontested layups.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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As Pillay speaks, he is interrupted by random beeps and Canada’s players shouting either in frustration or excitement nearby.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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There’s been such an outpouring of people online, from film critics to awards pundits, shouting out your performance.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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This was a time in Hollywood when visual effects tricks and technology started trickling down to television, and the results were some damn fine sci-fi TV.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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Outside, a marble statue floats in a trickling fountain.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Leaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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