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as in crooning
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as in insulting
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What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Tammy Wynette and George Jones may have gotten a D-I-V-O-R-C-E, but the crooning duo had a hard time severing ties for good.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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The ref's decision came around the 80th minute after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racially insulting him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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At least one person could be heard insulting the outspoken conservative, who died from cancer in December at the age of 91.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
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How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sportsmanship and maturity seem less important than disparaging Canadians.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Students and staff also called for his resignation in 2005 following his disparaging comments about women in science.—
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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This year begins with the familiar sound of politicians belittling each other and seeking attention by any means.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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The asset manager has good technology, and its fourth-quarter earnings report showed a business humming along.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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As difficult as those changes might be, for this administration or any other, chipping away at the deficit will only become more difficult as time goes on, Georgieva said, adding that the ideal moment would be now, while the economy is still humming along relatively strongly.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Slurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurring. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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