as in to eke out
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That research has shed light on existential threats facing the big cats eking out an existence in an increasingly urbanized landscape.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
More enticing are the songs angling to eke out an insistent literary voice and an impactful but playful sonic imprint.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Team-building is not about squeezing sufficient value out of every single contract or assembling a roster of yes men.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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Fifteen people survived, including the captain and all crew members except the chef.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Serra’s direction and Lively’s performance keep the film focused tightly on Nancy’s psyche, and the narrowing selection of options that requires her to get creative in order to survive.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
21 June 2025
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The encampment at the Hyde Park school lasted eight days before being raided by campus police.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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As well as additional books to create this lasting legacy that Audrey envisions, so many generations have access to not just the film itself, but to the work behind the film.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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But Smart, with her mischievous glint and bone-dry delivery, manages to wring laughs from even the most groan-worthy one-liners.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Once steeped, the bag can be wrung out of liquid, and the remaining compost matter within the bag can be added to the garden.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Borrowing from the belting prowess a career in Broadway afforded her, Rapp leans into a more angsty singer-songwriter sound on her solo ventures.—
Amani Bayo,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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This challenges a common narrative promoted by some legislators, who argue that employees who work from home are more likely to slack off without the direct supervision afforded by office settings.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Time,
25 June 2025
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There’s no English accent to guide you—no narration at all, except the soft honking of the geese, somehow carrying on amid it all.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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The investing legend expressed his confidence in his successor Greg Abel's ability to carry on Berkshire's culture , which Buffett built so meticulously.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Rumors suggested that the czar’s extended family, perhaps Paul or the dowager empress, would wrest power from Nicholas.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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Kennedy’s next move appears to be wresting control of health and science research altogether.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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