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as in cutting down
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as in garotting
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The Razorbacks rocked Alabama A&M 52-7 on Saturday while Arkansas State was taking out Southeast Missouri State 42-24.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
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One of Mascherano’s biggest decisions was taking a defensive risk by taking out center back Lujan with the team trailing 1-0 and replacing him with Segovia, an attacker.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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Squeezing Russia’s oil revenues via secondary tariffs also means throttling the flow of its oil into global markets where prices are set.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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This makes the White House’s view — that tight money is throttling the economy and a cut in interest rates of three percentage points is needed — perplexing.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
5 Aug. 2025
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That's based on 20% of average statewide earnings, but most people are putting away closer to $601, the company said.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The end of the season was a struggle, winning just once in their last five matches, finishing 10th in the league.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This son of War Front has run twice at Kentucky Downs finishing second in 2023 and fifth in 2022.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Distilled water was slowly poured in the sand bed, carrying off the brownish tannic acids.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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So, knocking off Benet seemed improbable, according to senior outside hitter Bridget Ferriter.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The ’Canes can instantly legitimize themselves by knocking off Notre Dame in its first game since playing for the national championship.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The new season sets Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) on a quest to find whoever is threatening the life of her roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and murdering people near the campus of Nevermore Academy with the help of a murder of crows.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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When he was first questioned by the police, the outlet alleged that Mirza accused a drug dealer of murdering Marsuk, saying that he was also injured and threatened in the altercation.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And the work continues off planet as well; astronauts living on the ISS exercise hard every day to stave off the bone loss and muscle wasting that long stays in microgravity induce.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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New rules To reduce time-wasting, goalkeepers will concede a corner for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Scragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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