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as in countdowns
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as in spikes
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Noun
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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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But what started as modest increases turned into double digit jumps.—
Wire TBD,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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But what started as modest increases turned into double digit jumps.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Altman would follow that with more than a year of overtures to Hollywood in which executives slowly warmed to him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Protect your energy by responding to social overtures on your schedule — not the world’s.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Lions were not very aggressive in NFL free agency, choosing to save salary cap space to sign some key players to long-term extensions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the past year, IMG has announced the extensions of its partnerships with sports groups including CONMEBOL, Euroleague Basketball, MLS, Saudi Pro League and the USTA.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The weather service office in New York said pronounced warm-ups are expected Monday with above-normal temperatures through most of the week.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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All have been personally worn by Curry during tunnel walks, warm-ups, and/or games.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 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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Many of the actions are continuations of boycotts that started earlier this year.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Run-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-ups. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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