as in to eke out
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both pilots survived the crash.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Oakmont Bakery is selling cookies that pay tribute to Mike Tomlin's career with the Steelers that lasted nearly two decades.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Or is the road to a lasting free and democratic country merely full of twists and turns?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Remove the garment and wring out any excess moisture.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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More than half of the students at the Title One school have families below the poverty line, so parents couldn’t afford to buy the instruments themselves, Jessica Brustad said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Other Texas universities, including Texas Christian University and the University of Texas System, have recently announced similar free tuition programs to help more residents afford college.—
Milla Surjadi,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Accompanying him are two monkeys, one carried on the man’s shoulder and the other led by hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Goldy was sentenced to 41 months in prison in 2024 after a federal jury convicted him of honest services wire fraud, use of an interstate facility with the intent to carry on unlawful activity and bribery concerning a program that receives federal funds.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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Hopes for both lower interest rates and a solid economy have helped other areas of the stock market climb recently, wresting leadership away from the Big Tech and AI stocks that dominated the market for years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, OpenAI announced plans to convert into a for-profit company, which would have wrested control from the nonprofit and kept it as a separate arm.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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