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Noun
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These plays, Towns says, are just as important, just as fulfilling to his game as putting 30 points or 20 rebounds on the board.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
The coach believes he’s both gotten quicker, both in his skating and in his ability to think through plays.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Conservative leaders characterize their political mobilization as a necessary response to progressive overreach at the state level, framing their work as defending community values and individual liberties against government expansion.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Long shots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shots. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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