as in forks (over, out, or up)
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Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service issues different alerts depending on how severe and certain the heat threat is, and the thresholds vary by region.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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If a judge issues an arrest warrant in response to a major violation, the Cook County Sheriff's Office has agreed to expedite service of the warrant, and the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk's Office has agreed to place that case on the judge's court call within 24 hours.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The album’s name, Arirang, pays tribute to a treasured Korean folk ballad of the same name, which was famously the country’s first song, sung by Korean men, ever recorded (it was preserved for posterity by American ethnologist Alice Fletcher in 1896).—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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The equity initiative, which was launched as a pilot in 2021 and later expanded, pays ambassadors $6,000 per year to serve as a liaison between the city and their respective communities.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Furthermore, the work aids nuclear forensics by establishing a mineral fingerprint to reconstruct the specific temperatures and pressures of past or unidentified nuclear events.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Browning the butter is a simple technique that imparts a nutty flavor and shouldn't be skipped.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Hendricks imparts the importance of theater skills — like collaborating, listening, interpreting, storytelling, checking your ego, taking criticism — even if his pupils go on to careers outside the arts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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In the latest round of budget offers Thursday evening, the House didn’t include money for two programs championed by first lady Casey DeSantis — a cancer research innovation fund and a food testing program.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The restaurant offers Latin American dishes in a restaurant known for its vibrant ambiance and cocktails.—
Evan Moore
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Their friendship extends beyond the classroom.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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For Brady, the lesson extends far beyond football.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The Warner Theatre hosts the distillery for VIP Room events and fundraisers, and A Tasteful Event, which benefits the FISH food pantry and shelter in Torrington, features food by local restaurants and vendors, including the Litchfield Distillery.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Opponents of the cuts said closing the Winters benefits office would disproportionately affect low-income residents, particularly those struggling to meet increasingly complex eligibility requirements.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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“Pungles (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungles%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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