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as in countdowns
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as in spikes
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The team identified a continuous midline feature that began as a fleshy crest along the neck and trunk and transitioned over the hips into a single row of spikes running down the tail — each spike positioned over a single vertebra and fitted to each other.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The hockey playoffs weren’t affected by the storm and are expected to start on March 2 with Division II preliminaries.—
Jacob Rousseau,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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Switzerland crushed Germany in the men’s curling preliminaries, keeping a consistent lead before ending the game with a score of 8-4.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, energy prices continued to soar after posting large jumps yesterday.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Researchers found that bone seems to respond best when there’s a small rest between individual jumps or between sets of jumps.—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Mar. 2026
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His capture led to a swift about-face from his former deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, who welcomed US overtures almost immediately.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The new mayor so far has declined CBS’ overtures to go on the air; a spokesperson for the mayor’s office declined to offer a response to Weiss.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The file has 180 fine grit, which isn’t too harsh on natural nails, but still has enough strength to refine thick gel or acrylic extensions.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The sill extensions aren’t ridiculous, but definitely noticeable.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ngongba was a game-time decision Saturday with foot soreness and ultimately did not suit up despite limited pregame warm-ups.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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His only side money until that weekend was a one-year deal with Pony, which provided warm-ups and his size-8 shoes.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 10,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Run-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-ups. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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