as in to eke out
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As an architectural blacksmith, Guillory favored Japanese denim jeans—a balance of craftsmanship and professionalism—for client meetings squeezed between long days welding staircases and chandeliers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
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But their arrival has coincided with a spike in housing prices, which has squeezed many locals out of the market.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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These criminal networks survive on money from drug trafficking, gold smuggling, arms and human trafficking.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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So, while some short-term effects may not last, disease prevention remains important even after some of these effects fade.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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That situation will last a few years, until Queen Creek can start transporting new groundwater from its land holdings in the Harquahala basin, where private equity firms are also buying up land, which will replace its Colorado River water.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Newer communities like Queen Creek are entering the game now, right as the state is trying to wring the last drops out of its existing accessible supplies.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most of the excess labor cost was wrung out during the depths of the rolling recession, aligning wage expenses with profitability and setting up businesses to benefit disproportionately from any top-line improvement.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Giants simply cannot afford to miss with their head coaching hire this time around.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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With a larger down payment, a buyer may be able to afford the monthly payments on a shorter-term loan.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Still, the couple carries on, driven by their passion for organic agriculture and their love for the local community.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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People glanced over but mostly carried on with their meals.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Here, the director wrests a radioactive joy from observing Godard generate ideas with his ensemble, even as others pull their hair out around him.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hamas wrested power from the more secular and internationally recognized Fatah party in 2007 after winning legislative elections the previous year.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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