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palped

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past tense of palp

as in touched

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The Morning Show star was touched after Cox shared a celebratory photo dump on July 21 revealing that her upcoming film Evil Genius had scored a big honor.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Content Volume Is Outpacing Visibility Bynder’s 2026 State of DAM research found that three-quarters of content is now AI-touched, with near-universal use expected within 12 months.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Villa felt Roma were leading the pursuit of Garnacho this summer, though Emery pushed to convince the player to move to the Midlands.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
An inaudible heartbeat reverberates through the space at a frequency below human hearing, producing vibrations that can be felt by those standing nearby.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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Still, Sanford brushed off calls to resign and went on to finish his term as governor.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 July 2026
The technology used to establish factual decisions proved effective, notwithstanding the complaints from Croatia and Norway about whether the ball had indeed brushed a strand of hair against Portugal or hit an overhead cable against England.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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Two government employees and a civilian who was going to immigration court were injured, along with a bystander who was grazed by the fireworks, authorities said, though only one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Then Nicolas Tagliafico, a poor defender up against a great attacker in Lamine Yamal, took to attempting to foul the winger in four different ways at once, but most unpleasantly grazed his studs down Yamal’s calf.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Clad in the world champion’s rainbows, Evenepoel clenched both his fists, beamed a toothy grin, and hugged his soigneur.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The White House Key Facts A rendering of the passport shared by the White House on Friday shows Trump presumably leaning over the Resolute Desk, fists clenched, alongside his signature and text from the Declaration of Independence.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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