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nocks

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plural of nock

as in punches

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Jade Cargill and Lash Legend faced off as US Bank Stadium cheered, but Green and Stratton broke it up and neutralized the Black amazons with 10-count punches.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
There were no punches thrown, just heated discussion about the result.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

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There’s nothing more annoying than unsightly indents in your carpet that are suddenly exposed.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
Three years after his departure, the indents of Bob Myers’ fingerprints remain on the Warriors organization due to the compounding mistakes of Dunleavy’s tenure.

— Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of indents

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Training and operating a leading model requires immense spending on chips, data centers, energy, networking, research staff and global distribution.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Water intake did not differ significantly between the mild and spicy conditions in the 2026 chips and salsa study.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of chips

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Always use clean, sharp snips or pruners and clean them with a bit of rubbing alcohol between plants to avoid spreading any diseases.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Russell made significant snips at the studio’s behest at the time, though the film still received an X rating.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 June 2026

Definition of snips

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Dents and nicks that are deep enough that they can’t be ground down with a sharpener or grinder indicate that the mower blade has reached the end of its useable life.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 July 2026
Its irregularities, grooves, nicks, and pockmarks heightened, rather than disturbed, the tranquillity of the space.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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