as in to eke out
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Blend roasted red peppers with V8, and add Worcestershire sauce and freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice for a fresh alternative to bottled bloody mary mix.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
20 June 2026 -
With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Hinkley was killed, and Fox survived with serious injuries in the incident, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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After many of Jaehaerys’ 13 children died, Aemon Targaryen was the first of his children to survive into adulthood and would have been Jaehaerys’ heir, had Aemon not died before him.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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The hurricane season lasts six months, from June through November.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Rather than wringing and twisting it to remove the excess water, roll it up in a clean, dry towel and gently squeeze out the water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Many of the hand-wringing pieces written at the 2014 World Cup were in the English language, as is this article.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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That wasn’t cheap, and my family couldn’t afford it.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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But injuries to marquee players are what the league can’t afford in order to change the tenor of the regular season.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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One was Buck Strickland, Hank Hill’s philandering boss, who has many of LBJ’s characteristics including carrying on conversations while on the toilet.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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His children carry on the broadcast tradition as the Phantom Gourmet brothers.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
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That was when microbes wrested energy from light and, in the process, breathed new life into the world.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Kantamanto is trying to wrest back some measure of control.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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