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as in shuddered
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as in splintered
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For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025 -
The van shuddered, shifted gear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The country is splintered, and language gets used as ammunition.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But as the supercontinent finally splintered apart around 200 million years ago and the near-endless age of dinosaurs found its groove, the planet recovered to conditions more hospitable to animal life.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Cailee Spaeny plays a prodigious cellist wracked with chronic pain.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Defending Rayner became ever more challenging, given that Britain is wracked by a housing crisis and that Labour is considering raising taxes, including on property.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Just three months ago, Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war that shook the Middle East.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Anderson classification system for turf toe is split into three grades.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Plans also call for remodeling the existing southern section into 3,700 square feet of additional commercial space, split evenly between two storefronts.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The defensive star’s recent trade from Dallas to Green Bay quaked the NFL.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, even after the lighthouse started operating, ships still wrecked nearby, including the Los Angeles in 1894 and the Majestic in 1909.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kitchens were wrecked, and diners were an endangered species.—
Beth D'Addono,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Shivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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