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Verb
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Utley had to will himself to play through debilitating hip and knee issues.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026 -
With three starters out, Luka Doncic tried to will the Lakers to a victory with a 38-point, 10-rebound, 10 assist triple-double.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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South Korea has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions since 1997 and courts rarely hand down death sentences.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Every family may hand down its share of struggles and traumas, but Dabis’s movie suggests that Palestinians living under the yoke of occupation must deal with an especially cruel and binding inheritance.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The movies of 2026 have got it all, from iconic Disney toys and Steven Spielberg aliens to Ghostface and Baby Yoda.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the beginning of the book, aliens implant images of tool-using into the minds of man-apes.—
Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Tennessee native would have to turn in a rough rookie year to be waived before his contract guarantees for next season anyway.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Indiana, in particular, won a national championship much because of James Madison transfers such as D’Angelo Ponds, who turned in stellar performances during the College Football Playoff.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bothwell told the La Jolla Light that the letter is important for its use of plain language to convey key concerns.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Virtually half the team has turned over after going 9-4 in what now is last season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The case will be turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office for review after the investigation.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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