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Verb
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But life was carrying on, Diane said.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026 -
While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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But even there, surviving economic momentum is “entirely thanks to exportsâ€� with domestic growth stagnant, an analyst told The Wall Street Journal.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Others are surviving on rental of parish parking lots or empty school facilities.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Scraping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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