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manicuring

verb

present participle of manicure

as in pruning

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Like many bulbs, lilies store nutrients in their bulbs over winter, so pruning too early can reduce next year’s blooms of these perennial flowers.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Unfolding through a single, intimate scene, the film brings together a group of people quietly pruning bonsai trees in unison.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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In the most recent two years, the Democrat believed the county was cutting into bone rather than trimming fat.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
That means inspecting flood control and drainage systems, trimming trees that could knock down power lines during high winds, and reinforcing or maintaining infrastructure such as dams, stormwater channels, roads and bridges.

— Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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Decades later, a relative sent Dottie a newspaper clipping about the Foster study, which included an archival photo of her grandmother.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Brands, including sports leagues, understand that content clipping is both a marketing strategy and a way to engage with new and established audiences.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Still, paring down can declutter cupboards and lead to a smaller collection that'll actually get used.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Oil prices fell around 2% on hopes that Saudi Arabia was moving to restore about half of crude shipments within days after they were disrupted by the stoppage of its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, before paring losses.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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The photo editing tools are also limited to basic actions like cropping and rotating.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

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Ukraine has been systematically bombing some of those refineries, severely curtailing the global supply of diesel fuel.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
This week, Democrats are seeking to make the Senate vote on curtailing the conflict one last time before the election.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Throughout his illness, Gardner’s friends have shown up to help him in various ways, such as mowing his lawn, cooking and delivering groceries.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Its sap may also irritate the skin, and cutting or mowing the plant may create additional exposure risks.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026

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The debate comes as concerns mount in Washington about autonomous AI agents escaping human control and hacking into private companies, just as current and former employees of AI labs issue dire warnings about the dangers of unconstrained AI.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Also that month, a pro-Iranian hacking group claimed to have hacked an account of Patel's and posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents dating back more than a decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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