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Noun
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The event felt like a throwback to the glitzy, lavish Hollywood premieres that used to take over the town every weekend, but have become scarce since the film business suffered a series of blows that have led to lots of belt-tightening.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026 -
The Senate’s quick passage of the 10-day patch was starkly different than the House’s rare overnight session, during which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was dealt two consecutive blows.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The road to Quinta do Pinheiro winds through orchards and open pastures along Portugal’s southern coast, narrowing to little more than a dusty track.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Expect east winds of about 16 mph.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Survivor airs Wednesdays on CBS.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Allen’s comics get unleashed after Colbert’s final show airs on May 21.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Despite persistent economic headwinds and ongoing global conflicts affecting trade and transportation, the mood among exhibitors and attendees at Kingpins Amsterdam last week was notably more optimistic than at the previous two editions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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However, the steady climb to roughly 9,800 feet combined with strong desert headwinds significantly increased consumption.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the top of this list is fernleaf acacia (Acacia baileyana), a wonderful small tree with bipinnate blue-grey leaves and fragrant yellow spherical flower puffs.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prairie Smoke The small flowers of prairie smoke (Geum triflorum) are pretty, but the real show starts after the spring bloom when the flowers turn into feather-like seed heads resembling puffs of smoke.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Northeasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/northeasters. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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