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shorings

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plural of shoring

as in shores

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Few people visiting New Zealand’s Lake Alexandrina even notice the tiny gastropods littering the shores.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
In 2003, Coppola also bought La Lancha, a 10-room lodge set in the rainforest high above the shores of Lago Petén Itzá in Guatemala.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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Impressively, Fever retained the Dax's single-channel front ABS system by machining custom wheel-speed sensor discs and fabricating mounts for both the ABS module and the factory tip-over sensor.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
When workplace friction mounts, human resources schedules mediation.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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The program spends more than $100 billion each year on long-term services and supports, Andrew Biggs, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, wrote in July.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Its supports touch down like elephant feet, bolstering what could be a mammoth spacecraft, landing delicately next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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But when the margins are thin, the offensive reinforcements to supplement a young core are nonexistent, and the pressure is on, every mistake is costly.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Whether those reinforcements will be back Friday remains to be seen.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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In its campaign for the $30 hourly minimum wage, Unite Here was up against hotels, airlines and other business groups that argued the wage hike would trigger layoffs and closures of restaurants, hotels and airport concession stands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
In this case, anonymity matters still more, because in contrast to leakers willing to take public stands—like Edward Snowden, say, or Daniel Ellsberg—unknown leakers can cause even more fear.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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Summary Toyota's new C-HR+ electric SUV signals a serious EV commitment, presenting a larger, sharper-looking model distinct from its hybrid counterpart, built on bZ4X underpinnings.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
However, the political underpinnings of that panic are rarely identified and challenged.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of underpinnings

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While nearly every Florida county has some form of a tax on hotel stays — totaling more than $1 billion statewide — the largest pool is in Orange County, where millions visit for theme park vacations and business conventions annually.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Book by the end of November for stays from September 10 through December 20, using promo code S5235.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stays

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The researchers observed bends, wiggles, kinks, gaps, branches, spurs and clumps.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

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