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The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The lip exfoliators have delicate sugar crystals that gently scrub to reveal smooth, supple, flake-free lips.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Use a push broom to brush the grass back and forth to work the leveling mix down to the roots of the grass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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In a possible signal that the software selloff has overextended itself, Workday brushed off a 9% decline in the premarket and was more than 2% higher in afternoon trading.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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One is the great salesman, promoter, and the other sort of what [the Colonel] thought was a carnival act but turned out to be sort of Orpheus.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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Winning in the city where the Cincinnati product came through with an NCAA singles title turned out to be a tough chore against the 29-year-old Townsend, who has won over hardcore tennis fans as a super mom who's carved out a fine career of a decade-plus.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Experts have a long history of torturing us with predictions about how technology will wipe us out, first our jobs and then just getting rid of us altogether because humans are a bother.—
Peter Cappelli,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then wipe it away and buff with paper towels.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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There are 34 outstanding bills, including sweeping social media restrictions for minors, a revival of language closing the marijuana loophole and legislation to scrap low-earning college degrees.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
28 Feb. 2026
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From the living rooms, views sweep across Tokyo Bay to the east and out over the city's sprawl to the south and west, with Tokyo Tower front and center and, on a clear day, Mount Fuji in the distance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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To clean light soot buildup, Silva-Nash recommends using a quality glass cleaner paired with a microfiber cloth to sufficiently restore clarity.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Teens can give back to their community and earn service time on Tuesday night by helping to spring clean the library.—
Melissa Grzybowski,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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After Friedmann’s arrest, Hall’s staff had combed through two million hours of footage from the Downtown Detention Center’s six hundred cameras, compiling a reel of Friedmann’s every movement in the jail.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Each croissant features the traditional buttery and flaky dough, but with a chocolate center and twice-baked to ensure extra crispiness, then dusted with chocolate crumbles and powdered sugar.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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