as in to eke out
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And while many of these popular anchors are getting notice quickly, there is concern about whether all of them can eke out success.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025 -
This week: Oasis’ tour kickoff and Ozzy Osbourne’s live farewell both result in huge streams and sales surges, Toby Keith’s anthem takes over Miley Cyrus’ for the biggest Fourth of July gainer, Beyoncé ekes out one more moment of Cowboy Carter virality and more.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
9 July 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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Gamers will be able to play as a Vault Hunter on a mission to kill the alien Vaults in Borderlands 4 or complete puzzles and confront monsters to survive Silent Hill f.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This mindset positions enterprises not only to survive technological disruptions but also to lead confidently through ongoing evolution.—
Holger Reisinger,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The meeting, which lasted for nearly three hours, ended without a concrete deal.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
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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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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When cold fronts and other weather systems come along, that moisture can get wrung out, like squeezing a water-laden sponge, yielding heavy and often highly localized downpours.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 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
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Many still wonder why he was permitted to carry on with his crimes for so long, whether other people who were complicit in them have escaped justice, and how much President Trump may have known while the two were friends.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because of blood revenge, there were not many men left, so then a girl was chosen to carry on a male identity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 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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Do Democrats want to wrest back their old control of the news cycle, their ability to surf the culture?—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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