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Verb
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Thai authorities are now investigating the incident, which follows a series of other fatal accidents which have been blamed on safty lapses, the BBC reported.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Ground beef price spike is blamed on several factors, most prevalent weather and drought.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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But there also was the reality of the Thunder basically playing with their food for two-plus quarters before putting down the hammer.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Pinned (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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