as in to put by
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More than three times as many calls traded as puts by volume, and more calls were bought than sold, with more than 114,000 calls likely bought.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
2 June 2026 -
This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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In sixth grade at Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway, Duran rounded up a few friends and organized a mini-robotics competition.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Good Samaritans and state troopers jumped into action to round up the runaways.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Then, instead of purely aiming for prospect capital, the club could use some of these players to acquire a big league hitter or two who can actually improve the lineup.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Combs’ team claims the footage was acquired illegally, sending Netflix a cease-and-desist ahead of The Reckoning’s release.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
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On Saturday morning, those hopes lay in tatters.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Police now say that a former boyfriend, 47-year-old Juan Marquez of Hawthorne, lay in wait near her workplace, described on air as Families Together of Orange County.—
Jeff Horseman,
Oc Register,
17 May 2026
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Yet, despite the tannins, Freisa is not a wine to lay away in most examples, but rather one that should be enjoyed early on, often chilled, with soups, seafood or lighter meats.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2021
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Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Female moths can lay up to 500 eggs at a time.7 Pantry moths are most destructive in their larval stage, so discouraging this stage will help prevent the infestation from spreading.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The neo-bluegrass musician took to social media Monday to post photos of himself laid up in a hospital bed, along with multiple X-rays of the nuts and bolts now holding his leg together.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Scrape (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28together%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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