as in to eke out
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House rebels view the attempt to squeeze the SAVE America Act into reconciliation, a restrictive budget process that requires all language to have a direct fiscal impact, as capitulation and want to see the entire bill, including its mandates on voter ID and proof of citizenship, signed into law.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Priced at just £600, the 13-inch Neo squeezes many of the MacBook Air’s best features into a device that is far more affordable.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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In an era when brick-and-mortar bookstores seem to be in grave peril, this charming West Village corner store, which first opened in 1968, has managed to survive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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All people were able to survive with no life-threatening injuries.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The mission, expected to last about 10 days, is a critical demonstration that NASA's Orion crew capsule can handle a lunar mission with humans aboard before a landing is attempted as early as 2028.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The family estimates the attack lasted between eight and 10 minutes.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her sometimes slacker, sometimes twee rock takes recurring major sevenths and wrings them for all their existential meaning.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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That is what Emma is doing in this scene by talking to Mark, looking at the floor demurely, and wringing her hands precisely three (3) times.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Arrizurieta said the area’s current problems stem from rising rents and the type of tenants that can afford to take up shop in the area — mainly, banks and other national powerhouses.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Macon, who died in 2024, had a reputation for providing low-cost services to families who could not afford to pay.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The women’s games are covered by ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNNEWS, with some of the marquee team’s early games carried on ABC.—
Eric Womack,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The open casting call has been made, and auditions are scheduled for this spring, as early as next week, and will carry on throughout the summer.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The clinical trial became a boon for Abbott, which publicized the results to wrest market share from Mead Johnson.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The United States has offered Iran a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire that includes it relinquishing control of the strait, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region — possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the waterway from Iran.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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