as in to fork (over, out, or up)
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Each Chargers scout receives one blue star to hand out to a single prospect in a draft.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
And would the president appear — as others have at past WHCDs — to hand out awards to journalists who have done work that investigated him or the White House or revealed unsavory things about his time in it?—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Last June, Hill was ordered to pay Bauer more than $300,000 for violating settlement terms.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just a block south on Stanton Street is the bookstore Bungee Space, which, despite its name, does not involve aeronautical play but will impart you with that same rush of adrenaline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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His usage in the NFL should differ from the heavy quick-game role Georgia imparted on him, and his twitchiness could bring a unique wrinkle to Kubiak’s offense.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ahead, a food historian and a dairy expert dish out insights on how butter became one of the most important ingredients in the Badger State.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Trump isn’t the only person in his administration to dish out nasty comments.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The High Court in Ireland issued its warrant for Kinahan only forty-eight hours before he was arrested.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, the FAA issued special conditions for MagniX’s earlier engines, but has yet to grant the company crucial Part 33 type certification.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The case centers on Musk’s claim that OpenAI, Altman and Microsoft betrayed OpenAI's original mission as a nonprofit to benefit humanity by forming a for-profit entity in March 2019, 13 months after Musk left the OpenAI board.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other than Jarren Duran, who went 3 for 4 with a pair of opposite field doubles and an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to avoid a second straight shutout, the Red Sox offense put up virtually no resistance against Max Fried and the Yankees pitching staff.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Phoenix put up 107 in Game 2 but only scored 84 points in a Game 1 loss.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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For years, the cruise line has had to tender its passengers in on smaller ships that would sail a short distance from cruise ship to an island harbor.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The key to making these muffins tender and keeping them from drying out is simply liquid — in all different forms.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Pungle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungle%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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