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Noun
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The entrepreneur and lifestyle icon has built a career out of creating and celebrating beautiful things, but a killer instinct for business is why her career has far outpaced the men’s around her.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026 -
During the third, his killer instinct shifted focus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the water, the 55-year-old mother seems to come alive, her adventurous spirit radiating outward, lighting her from the inside out.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Shouldn’t in-season improvement be well within the spirit of the Most Improved Player award?—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As bananas ripen and turn yellow, their starch converts into natural sugars.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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Though results vary based on flour type, baking process, and other factors, the sourdough fermentation process generally raises bread's resistant starch content.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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The appeal of Larsson lies less in her songcraft than in her got-it-out-the-mud performer’s grit.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota has suffered a dozen one-goal losses this season but been a tough out down the stretch, playing with notable resilience and grit since Canfield’s arrival.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Overambitiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overambitiousness. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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