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Noun
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Strong, powerful, killer instinct mentality wise.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026 -
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
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For the cover of the May 11 & 18, 2026, special issue, themed around America’s 250th birthday, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays George Washington, the country’s first President, caught in the spirit of the moment.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Mayor Mamdani was elected with that spirit at the center of his agenda.—
Jonathan Timm,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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For example, adding broccoli to a starch like rice or pasta can help create a more balanced meal with regard to blood sugar response and nutritional content.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2026
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Plants connect sugar molecules in two types of polysaccharides – starch and fiber.—
Julie Pollock,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House In San Leon, Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House will offer a Mother’s Day menu alongside Chef Joe Cervantez’s weekend brunch dishes, including lobster Benedict, hot chicken doughnuts, shrimp and grits and cold seafood platters.—
Ana Khan,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
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Unique is meant to embody that racial trauma, but Moore doesn’t possess the grit necessary to make the pain and sorrow resonate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Overambitiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overambitiousness. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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