as in to eke out
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It was triggered, in his telling, by the record oil price spike of June 2008, which forced ordinary households to absorb more than $2,000 in additional energy costs on top of adjustable-rate mortgage resets that were already squeezing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026 -
Gas prices, housing costs and groceries are squeezing people who are working hard yet still falling behind.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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If jet-fuel prices don’t come down soon, other ultra-discount carriers may also be struggling to survive.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Most banana plants survive even severe freezes and can make new grow from shoots at or below the ground line.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The attack began in midmorning and lasted for hours in the capital of Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near Poland, and the port of Odesa on the Black Sea, among other population centers, Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In a segment expected to last a few minutes, ABC News reporter Will Ganss will preview this weekend’s YMCA Famous Idaho Potato Marathon & Fun Runs.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney are wringing great art and performance out of the relationship between the present and the past.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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The other mate denied knowledge of the undersized lobsters and wrung tails, and the FWC said Perez was the one in possession of the lobsters found on the boat, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Without such a budget, notes producer Oriol Maymó, the film could never have afforded such hallmark creative achievements as its signature immersive soundtrack, which earned an Oscar nomination.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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But legal experts say Uber’s proposal to cap attorney compensation — which would apply to all car accident cases, not just those involving rideshare vehicles — risks shutting poor people who can’t afford to pay a lawyer up front out of courthouses.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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He was originally supposed to go to China in April, but the trip was delayed as the war in Iran carried on.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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This will natively carry on platforms such YouTube and TikTok.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Trump has also reportedly made attempts to wrest control over the Smithsonian Institution.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 May 2026
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Bolstered by the prospect of an additional four seats in Virginia, Democrats had been increasingly bullish about their ability to wrest the House of Representatives from Republican control.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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