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as in crooning
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as in escaping
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The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026 -
Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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And yet art-world institutions—including major museums, schools, commercial galleries, and publishing outlets—have mostly avoided the fawning capitulation of universities and Democrats, simply going quiet in the hope of escaping notice for the next three years.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Seal gaps and cracks to prevent hot air from entering and cool air from escaping.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Chapter 13 bankruptcy, also known as reorganization or a wage-earner plan, is best suited for people with a steady income who need structured help getting out of substantial debt.—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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In-person connections come with a higher premium, and getting out provides a buffer against complacency.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That's what an increasing number of Americans are saying about data centers, huge, energy-sapping, constantly humming, resource-draining facilities needed to power artificial intelligence.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The event may not be about politics, but politics will be humming in the background regardless.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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For the last couple of years at least, groups of international thieves have been traveling to Southern California and burglarizing homes and stores before absconding back to their home countries.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Transducer mounting options include trolling motor mounts, turrets, and manual pole mounts.—
Chad Morgenthaler,
Outdoor Life,
13 May 2026
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“Scatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatting. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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