as in to eke out
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How To Cut Okra Properly When choosing okra, pick pods that are firm but give slightly when squeezed, with a bright, even color.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025 -
No more than the width of a credit card, bed bugs can squeeze behind electrical outlets, along window frames, under loose wallpaper and even in the head of a screw.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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People will do anything to survive, but a life without purpose can be worse than death; watching Emma Thompson bleed, shiver, and shoot her way through a movie this cold is proof enough of that.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as engineers push toward technologies that must survive extreme heat or power the next generation of batteries, old methods show their limits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Many San Diego families and local employers were thrown into a lurch during the strike, which lasted just over one week in February 1996.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Utting believes a glut is on its way starting in 2030 and lasting until 2035 or so—right when VG is largely finished ramping up its incredible wave of growth.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hands are wrung together or flung wide.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to wring out excess liquid from a wipe before cleaning the area.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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This mantra has drawn a different caliber of investors in recent years who can afford the nine-digit valuations.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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These figures land at a time when Social Security remains very important in helping seniors afford life after work.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are reasons why certain coaches can establish a culture and a mindset that endures, and enables their players to shrug off those adverse moments and carry on.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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As the lights dimmed at WSA and New York Fashion Week carried on, what lingered was the reminder that true style begins with clarity.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Trump just days ago said the United States wanted to wrest back control of Bagram Air Base.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
20 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long sought an elusive deal to wrest TikTok’s US assets from Chinese control, allowing an American investor group to buy it.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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