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Verb
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Tales of creative talent clashing with the suits crowd business-school libraries the world over.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026 -
The two served as an odd couple, clashing and complementing each other with their differing personalities.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The hushed buzz of clinking Champagne glasses or afternoon tea pots pouring steaming cups comes from the adjacent lobby lounge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Amrava is the elegant bar in the courtyard of the Palace wing, with a tinkling fountain outside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The marbled, frescoed, octagonal room was domed to amplify the sound of a tinkling keys at the center, and hosted regular recitals.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There was now a Turn 10 viewing area where fans could get pretty close to the track and experience the deafening sound and body-tingling sensation of cars zooming by at more than 100 miles per hour.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Beyond the frequent urination Wayans experienced, type 2 diabetes symptoms can include increased thirst and hunger, weight loss, frequent infections, tingling in the hands and feet, darkened patches on the skin and dry skin.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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School rules now insignificant—even to Walsh, who stands hands in his pockets, jingling his keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander followed Higgins’ single by plunking Pleasanton’s TJ Friedl, giving the Reds runners on first and second with no outs.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But throughout all the wish fulfillment, a faint siren keeps ringing.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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Rob Smat remembers the phone ringing at his parents’ home in Macon, Ga.—
Brayden Garcia
May 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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“Pinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinging. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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