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Bolton took The Associated Press through the exhibit late last week as a huge team of installers was busy hammering, nailing, posing and otherwise adjusting the 400 items on display.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026 -
Instead of simply being bogged down and hammering on each other's positions, the reaction of both sides was to embrace military drones of various sizes to spy on or attack the enemy.—
David Szondy
May 02,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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The bloc has been forging new trade relationships, like an expansive trade agreement with the European Union, in the wake of the tariff turmoil that has seen many of America’s closest trade ties unravel.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Alabama Republicans, too, are forging ahead with plans to knock out at least one of two Democratic seats, even though the state is under court order to use its current map until 2030.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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That makes their key players especially appealing for managers chasing rank or mini-league glory.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The book's main character — Cheese — was inspired by her real-life rescue dog, who was known for chasing squirrels and bringing energy into her life.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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When standout quarterbacks like Dereon Coleman and Carter Emanuel and Sam Johnson graduate, coaches face a difficult challenge in finding and molding the right person to step into the role the next season.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many of us, both novices and veterans alike, tend to use too much force when molding our patties.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Ragans shook off the damage and kept pounding the strike zone.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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One of the greatest threats to democracy is politicians drawing their own district maps to protect their own power.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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What is the importance of drawing this distinction, though?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Blackmon remembers sitting nearby as his father and other community leaders gathered on the porch, talking late into the night about forming a local NAACP chapter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Amid these developments Fujimori supporters regrouped politically, forming the Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro), a coalition intended to carry forward the Fujimorista movement in his absence.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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“Planishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planishing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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