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sandblasting

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present participle of sandblast

as in filing

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Those duties include protecting estate assets, notifying creditors, maintaining financial records and filing an inventory of the estate with the court.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
On Monday, Mexico began filing complaints to US state and federal prosecutors to request criminal investigations, and sent cease-and-desist letters to private companies that manage US detention centers where Mexican immigrants have died.

— Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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Shopping for cheap designer clothing typically means hoping to get lucky at your local Goodwill or scouring resale racks at Crossroads and Buffalo Exchange.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026
However, the announcement on Tuesday underscores that Isaacman and his team are scouring NASA for hardware and other tools to advance the agency’s mandate to return to the Moon and to build a surface base.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

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The child told investigators that Duggar repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap, at one point manipulating her underwear and grazing her genitals on a couch and under a blanket.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Spraying aggressive pesticides on our food is not natural nor healthy–and not regenerative–so the geese function as a natural form of pest control, grazing the weeds and grasses, while allowing their manure to act as fertilizer for the soil.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Valverde also had a decent chance in August away at Oviedo, when running through on goal on the break and scuffing a shot against the outside of the post.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026

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The hike includes the park’s east side on the Grasslands Trail, which leads to a Kumeyaay grinding rocks site and the scenic Old Mission Dam overlook.

— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Those particles may have been grinding in the joint, causing mechanical wear on the cobalt-chromium femoral head that released cobalt into the surrounding tissue and bloodstream.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

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Doctors Without Borders health workers wearing personal protective equipment move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care and ensure sanitation at the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi in Congo on June 2, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

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