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Verb
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So, what began as outside advocacy has now penetrated the legislative process itself whereby trial lawyers are attempting to co-opt the bill for their own agenda.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026 -
More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Passed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28into%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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