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Noun
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026 -
Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Deal with any paper piles or other clutter.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
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But spending big piles of cash on getting Starship to work is part of a longer-term strategy, SpaceX states in its prospectus.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
Noun
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But the indictment is solid, charging Castro with causing the deaths of Americans in two separate shoot-downs in 1996.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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And then there’s third-round pick Romello Height, who ideally will need to come in only on passing downs and rush the quarterback.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Lints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lints. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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