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Verb
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That race was also suspended due to rain.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026 -
Boehmer filled in for Yohei Takaoka, who was suspended for the match after picking up a red card in a 1-0 road loss to the Houston Dynamo last time out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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These enclaves emerged as cruise ships ballooned in size and can provide a more private, serene experience away from the ever-growing roster of restaurants, theaters, water parks, and entertainment venues.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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Experts say that targeting criminal organizations’ financial operations is essential to reducing their power, which has ballooned in the past decades, and more effective than deadly police raids in Brazil’s poor, urban communities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has also publicly floated an idea to restrict customs processing operations at airports in sanctuary cities.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Mike Trout took advantage of a mistake, a cutter that floated over the middle of the plate, to crush a two-run homer on Saturday night.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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Vanderhoof swam the man back to the dock to be reunited with his pet.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The four swam to the eastern part of the Chandeleur Islands, where they were stranded for hours as the ordeal left them tired.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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Like on the par-4 14th hole Monday, when her usual left-to-right ball flight with the driver went in the opposite direction and sailed into a hillside abutting the fairway.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Untitled Tamara Klink Arctic Documentary In 2025 Klink sailed solo the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 45 days, becoming the first Latin American and second woman to achieve the feat.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Jesper Wallstedt Minnesota has reportedly dangled Jesper Wallstedt in trade conversations, but with Filip Gustavsson coming off hip surgery, that might cool some of that talk.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In a memorable scene, a character is dangled from one of the property's outdoor balconies.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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