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polka dots

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plural of polka dot

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But Mack and his co-writers — including Schinz — never quite join the dots.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026
These yellow dots would hop from planet to planet, until eventually landing on earth.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2026

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Right on the heels of Microsoft releasing a record number of security patches, a researcher has published exploit code that can enable low-privilege Windows accounts to make sensitive changes to administrator accounts.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration proposed easing prescribing limits on testosterone gels, pills, patches and injections.

— Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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The creature was pale with speckles and had suffered injuries to its tail and stomach, believed to have been caused by a predator, BBC reported.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
The axolotl was pale with speckles and had injuries to its tail and stomach.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of speckles

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After some workers manually fished out algae and additional filtration machines were installed, the water has turned mostly blue again, with some splotches of lime green.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
Curate a collection of bright colors, applying in dots, blobs, and splotches for an elevated art school vibe.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 19 June 2026

Definition of splotches

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Six months later, there was hope of reconciliation as sovereignty talks opened between the governments over the specks in the ocean that had been part of the British Empire for more than a century.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Bellinger, once a babyface, now sports some light specks of gray.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of specks

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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of blotches

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Plus, Akins expects small and mid-cap companies as favorable spots going into 2027, noting how small-caps in particular have performed incredibly well this year.

— Emma Wilson, CNBC, 11 July 2026
At stake Sunday for Thorbjornsen and perhaps a dozen other players is getting one of three spots left for the British Open for leading finishers not already exempt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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