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Verb
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Indeed, overall auto spending on TV ads has decelerated in recent years.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026 -
As store volumes ran hot, membership growth subsequently decelerated.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Murray and Johnson staggered with the bench unit.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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This is when your tiles are laid both horizontally and staggered.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
18 Apr. 2026
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Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, inched up by 750 to 210,750.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The group of seven, which included three children, managed to climb up to a ledge on the cliff as 16-foot waves inched closer by the minute.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Slowed (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowed%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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