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Adjective
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For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
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True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
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Ludwig murmured, the mist outside the window mostly covering the mountain.
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
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As seen in footage shared to X and credited to Danish outlet Billed Bladet, the Queen gasped when her son headed in her direction.
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Just then, Chinouriri gasped as Slayyyter started playing in the distance, and was back to dancing in her seat.
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
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The birds chirped a little bit louder.
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
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Rob-Will's bloody-mouthed Rip retort was just as classic.
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The Peacock series follows the ongoing adventures of the pot-smoking, foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted.
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The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene, Gonzalez said.
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Fuel makes up about 50% of a ship’s expense, said Neil Roberts, head of marine and aviation at Lloyd’s Market Association, which provides technical expertise to Lloyd’s maritime insurance business.
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“Purred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purred. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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