as in to eke out
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Blend roasted red peppers with V8, and add Worcestershire sauce and freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice for a fresh alternative to bottled bloody mary mix.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
20 June 2026 -
With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Hinkley was killed, and Fox survived with serious injuries in the incident, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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After many of Jaehaerys’ 13 children died, Aemon Targaryen was the first of his children to survive into adulthood and would have been Jaehaerys’ heir, had Aemon not died before him.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The quake was also strongly felt in other central and western states, where residents described prolonged shaking that lasted several seconds.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Anderson’s timeline had the bath lasting for about three hours.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
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Until the last drop congeals and the last pearl is wrung out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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The washable or disposable pads are also far less time-consuming than repeatedly wringing out cumbersome mop heads.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security is changing the guidelines for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of its third World Cup match on Friday to accommodate extra time afforded to other countries in the tournament, an agency spokesperson said.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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The agency also found that more than 8 million adults who needed eyeglasses reported being unable to afford them.—
Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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The brief clip showed off a new cast of characters, beginning with fuzzy television static before exploding into a montage propelled by intense music and kinetic bursts of action, carrying on the spirit of the first season through energetic animation and heavily stylised art.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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While Starmer wants to carry on with business as usual, he’s not allowed to make new major policy announcements or spending commitments during what remains of his time in office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
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In his first bout at 170 pounds, Makhachev cruised to a decision win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in November 2025, easily wresting the UFC welterweight crown from Della Maddalena.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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But any correspondence between string theory and experiment is gratifying to Vafa, who has spent the past four decades trying to wrest the theory from the purely conceptual realm to the point of generating testable predictions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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