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Recent Examples of regrindAnd, of course, no knife is perfect, so many owners will regrind the blade to meet their personal specifications.—New Atlas, 9 Nov. 2025
Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed an application Friday with state officials that seeks to alter California’s voting system by reverting to a traditional primary.
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Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
That means a Social Security number stolen in 2024 may not be used to open a fraudulent credit line or file a fake tax return until 2026 or later.
Software and computer systems design payrolls have been grinding lower recently, as have those of computer and electronics manufacturers.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Garbage disposals can grind small pieces of food and granules; however, large, hard and fibrous foods will cause clogs and residue over time in the disposal.
In both the Knife and solo, the Swedish producer has honed a uniquely playful style.
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Will Lynch,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
In the spoof of gentle, soft, focused crowd pleasers, SNL’s Ashley Padilla channeled the kind of maternal figure she’s honed over two seasons on the show—culturally out of touch, relentlessly cheerful, and covered in statement accessories.
The secret to staying polished on hot, sticky summer days?
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Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
While rivals like the Tacoma and Colorado constantly reinvent themselves, Nissan tends to take the long road by refining, tweaking, and polishing instead of blowing everything up every few years.
Not to be missed: the steamed crab with glutinous rice, the grains lightly glossed with pork fat, studded with sweet morsels of crab and perfumed with the alluring aroma of wok hei, that smoky kiss from cooking with intense heat.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places.