as in to deprive (of)
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Her stage stint in Play It Again, Sam came in 1969, followed by a movie role in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970).—
Ellen Burney,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025 -
McArthur launched on the same spacecraft just under a year later for her crew rotation stint aboard the ISS.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies, having already dipped into their bench, could not pinch run for Nick Castellanos (who was the tying run) on second base.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pruning Young chocolate cosmos plants benefit from pinching back early the growing season.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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During one heated exchange, immigration agents who did not want to be captured on body camera footage refused to invite FBI agents along for an arrest operation, one of the sources said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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According to Film Workers for Palestine, the pledge was inspired by Filmmakers United Against Apartheid, a group founded by high-profile directors such as Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, which demanded that the film industry refuse to distribute work in South Africa.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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The council had already rejected Allied once before, months earlier, over settlements — including back wages — that the company has had to pay out to current and former employees.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Teachers, students, and parents alike rejected the $850 million effort.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Niggle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggle%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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