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pratfalls

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plural of pratfall

as in spills

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Large ocean spills are known to kill wildlife and heighten cancer rates in nearby communities, according to a study published in Environmental Science and Technology.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Its zipper-style closure stops partway across the top of the bag, leaving an opening designed to make pouring easier and reduce spills.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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The latest tech-bros-suck project to hit the timeline, the eight-episode gets inside the rise and spectacular falls of the founders of crypto empire FTX.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
Balance training, such as tai chi and exercises that practice shifting weight from one foot to the other, can improve stability and help prevent falls.

— Priya Bhardwaj, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026

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In fact, OutKick's own Ian Miller has written at length about the many missteps Disney has made with the franchise under Kennedy's watch.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Avoid booking within a week or two of a major event, Schlessinger advised, because recovery from any missteps takes time.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

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Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
This velvet travel case is a much more efficient alternative to tossing jewelry into a plastic baggie on trips.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

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To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The software also supports OCR, redaction, repair, batch processing, and compression, as well as headers, footers, page numbers, and watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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Israelis voting on Tuesday will encounter a smorgasbord of ballot slips printed with the initials and names of no less than 36 parties in the election.

— Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Renshaw also began a second bowling stint and Verreynne tried to cut him but gave Steve Smith a slips catch and Renshaw his second wicket of the innings, and of his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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