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Federal immigration agents came looking for her at her parents’ home and searched her Columbia dorm, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The analysis does not include cases that were settled after a notice of claim was filed but before an actual suit was filed.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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Place a coated marshmallow and nut (if using) on the wide end of each crescent roll.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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The 45 mm case looked substantial, and the coated titanium bezel felt perfectly slick.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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The restorer suspected a later 19th-century addition and carefully scraped back a corner to see what lay beneath.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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This material has been scraped, copied and reused with no common standards to enable permission or payment, weakening the economic model that supports journalism.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
25 May 2024
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There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.—
Chantha Nguon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2024
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Agwunobi had claimed to have shaved $20 million off the hospital’s debt.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Max Silnicki, who runs the Washington Avenue Barber Shop, shaved the heads of 10,000 Jews in Nazi concentration camps before they were cremated.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The lengthy posts are the latest development in the long-standing family feud that has gnawed away at the Beckhams’ attempts to project a perfect family life.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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College football is in chaos, its clothes disheveled, shirttail out, shoes expensive, Italian-made, but scuffed.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Clean the Midsoles of Sneakers If the rubber midsoles of your sneakers get dirty or scuffed, toothpaste can help.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Sandpapered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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