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pikes

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present tense third-person singular of pike

as in quills

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Even now, it is seen as that, rather than the partnership that is key to the success of one of the biggest flower families, and an example of a process that drives and perforates all of life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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The long $160 call is about 7% out-of-the-money and pays if the stock thrusts back through the mid-$160s into the September 15 flight window .

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepard, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son, reincarnate.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026

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