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lusts

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present tense third-person singular of lust

as in mates

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In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

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The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
For a higher-end experience, there’s Hilton’s HooDoo Moab, a Main Street-proximate luxury property that sleeps up to six in a room.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.

— John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026

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