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Verb
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Frazier kept tapping his own face, either to will himself on or simply to try to clear his limited vision.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Bengals backup quarterback Jake Browning did enough to will his team to a last-second victory over the Jaguars on Sunday.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Under it, a Led Zeppelin T-shirt handed down from my teen-age son, who outgrew it.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The loudest and rowdiest performance of the night, hands down, as predicted by the band on the red carpet, belonged to the Old 97s, following their lifetime achievement award.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The best clarifying shampoo can completely transform a lackluster shower routine, deep cleansing hair, exfoliating the scalp, and banishing excess oils and product buildup that leave strands flat, dull, or frizz-prone.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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The situation took a dramatic and surprising turn in February 1794 when the French republican government, mired in war elsewhere in Europe as well, declared the abolition of slavery throughout all France’s overseas possessions.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tustin 3-2 (51) The Tillers turned in an all-around fine performance last week in a 21-7 road win over Yorba Linda.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One Battle After Another is full of pointed little moments like that, details that are at first funny — Lockjaw’s too-tight shirts, a group of separatists’ badly done face tattoos — but ultimately convey contempt for people who wield their power exclusively to hurt others.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But part of the job of a pharaoh was to convey the message that the gods of the natural world were specifically and forever shining down upon them.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mull fell forward and immediately turned over to his back after he was struck, with the handgun falling several feet in front of him, landing next to a pillar with a knife falling to his side.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Half of that will go towards general building improvements, and the other half to refreshing offices as leases turn over, Bernstein said.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Miami City Commission is expected to take a final vote Thursday on the sale of the Olympia Theater, finalizing a deal that would deed the historic venue to a public charter school that would be on the hook for millions of dollars in repairs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tennessee Attorney General investigation raises questions about Nashville Church of Christ financial dealings and income through parking lots, while case against Grant disputes deed restriction.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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