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Noun
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More than just its scale, though, the project impresses with its use of recycled materials, including everything from wind turbine blades to old windows.—
Adam Williams
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026 -
Panipat, India — Inside the dusty, dimly lit cotton recycling unit, Rajesh stands beside a shredding machine, feeding white fabric into sharp blades.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Anyone 13 and older can sign up for sessions, starting at 20 bucks, and smash glass bottles and electronics to pieces.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Amex has a habit of adding complicated benefits to its top-tier cards, but this benefit bucks that trend.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Among her longtime favorites are Stéphane, a part-time shoemaker with a following of local dandies, and Olivier Chatenet, who graciously opened the doors of his brand-new vintage store ahead of its official launch during Paris Couture Week.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Even its most powerful denizens drove beat-up Volvos; its dandies shopped at Brooks Brothers.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other birds, such as crows and jays, also may damage lawns.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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The seeds were most likely transported from the mainland by birds, possibly jays that are known to transport seeds a long distance, or possibly by cones floating across the ocean.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s as intimidating as white dudes get…sad.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.—
Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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