as in to eke out
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What a lousy effort by the home team, which managed to eke out two hits.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Dexter is forced to give a speech and even manages to eke out a tear before he’s saved by the bell in the form of an urgent summons from Prater.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Under his tenure, the symphony won Grammys, survived a flood and flourished.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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The land tenure of Black landowners has survived physical, social and legislative attack.—
Taeya Boi-Doku,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Aug. 2025
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Construction will last until 2041, perhaps far longer.—
Stacy Torres,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s comments put him at odds with officials in Ukraine and European leaders who are urgently seeking a lasting ceasefire in the ongoing war.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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This was especially true in 1930s Hollywood, when sound cinema was still finding its voice, its audience, and its standing amid a society wringing hands over the extent of its power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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The crisis has echoes of past humanitarian crises that left presidents wringing their hands over how to respond. ▪ Time magazine: The malnutrition crisis in Gaza will outlive the war, experts warn.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
31 July 2025
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Many people cannot otherwise afford or gain access to human therapists, but access to generative AI is generally plentiful in comparison.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Unlike Sheffield's campaign finance report, which is chock full of donations from CEOs and billionaires, Kinloch's report showed very few donations from executives or other folks who can afford the $8,325 maximum campaign contribution allowed under Michigan law.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Reeve’s legacy of advocacy work has been carried on by his children, who serve as board members of his foundation.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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Calo's recommendation is to stay calm and carry on using ChatGPT, just more cautiously.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Xi’s reforms wrested operational control from the services and handed it over to a novel command structure that is streamlined and reflects Xi’s dual emphasis on strict party control and joint operations.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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In addition to these billions, the Trump Administration on July 22 also wrested from Japan a commitment to invest more than $550 billion in the United States.—
Jane Swift,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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