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Verb
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Witnesses and the victim identified Anderson as the shooter, but he was already gone.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026 -
Police identified the deceased woman as Avianna Smith-Gray.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Not all loafers need to be made out of black leather.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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Above the striping comes mesh in the same color, beneath which pink eye stay loops can be faintly made out before coming to the surface.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Last month, at least seven vessels picked up Iranian crude at this location and headed to ports in Shandong, according to data provided to CNN by Kpler.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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To take their minds off the situation back home, the family picked up paddles — and then never put them down.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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“Picked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20out. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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