as in to eke out
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It was triggered, in his telling, by the record oil price spike of June 2008, which forced ordinary households to absorb more than $2,000 in additional energy costs on top of adjustable-rate mortgage resets that were already squeezing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026 -
Gas prices, housing costs and groceries are squeezing people who are working hard yet still falling behind.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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If jet-fuel prices don’t come down soon, other ultra-discount carriers may also be struggling to survive.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Most banana plants survive even severe freezes and can make new grow from shoots at or below the ground line.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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As the recording, which lasts over an hour, continues, Athena’s screams can be heard.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Their thinking was that numerous landing attempts would allow companies to wring out their technology and improve their chances of sticking the next landing.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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But, as even these familiar points probably suggest, there simply may not be much insight left to wring from an event that has been processed countless times—in novels and newspapers, on the nightly news and in the endless scroll of social media feeds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The Knicks cannot afford to go long stretches without Towns, who has become a playmaking hub on offense following a hectic first-round series against the Hawks.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The cause is mainly due to not being able to afford it.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Their daughter, Veronica, has carried on their legacy.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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They were meant to be flying thousands of kilometers to find a mate and carry on their genetic line.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Trump has also reportedly made attempts to wrest control over the Smithsonian Institution.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 May 2026
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Bolstered by the prospect of an additional four seats in Virginia, Democrats had been increasingly bullish about their ability to wrest the House of Representatives from Republican control.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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