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as in weasels
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues
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That pressure sneaks into how candidates speak, frame their stories and answer even routine questions.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Romance sneaks into your schedule, making things feel disruptive and unexpected, Virgo.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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As its name suggests, the asterism lurks relatively low on the horizon in the winter months for stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere, but rises high overhead during short summer nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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With all things in the beauty galaxy, there’s always a new hope, but of course a phantom menace lurks around every corner.—
Brennan Kilbane,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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As a rule of thumb, protein shakes should only be used to fill gaps.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their barking shakes the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That tune slips several spaces, pushed downward by new releases from Harry Styles, Rob Zombie, and Def Leppard, among others.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Knausgaard slips easily into this way of looking at life.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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In team curling, each player slides two consecutive stones, alternating with an opponent, in each round – known as an end.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The next few months are pivotal and will determine whether this team slides backward into the abyss that came before Shanahan or back onto a path where Cup contention becomes viable again.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Pussyfoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussyfoots. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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