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slushed

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past tense of slush

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In one case reviewed by The Marshall Project, an incarcerated man reported being pepper-sprayed, choked, beaten with a baton and repeatedly called racial slurs by Kentucky officers who were later convicted.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
Sturgess sprayed it, gave it a sniff and spread some on her wrist.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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New York scratched across two more runs in the 10th, taking advantage of another throwing error by Abreu after Rosario's sinking liner squirted out of his glove for an RBI single.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 28 June 2026
But then two attackers made darting runs to the near post, causing chaos in the Uzbekistan defence, the ball squirted through and eventually went in via a combination of Nematov and Abdukodir Khusanov.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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Plant food is then sprinkled onto the root ball and the surrounding soil.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Sculptures and paintings by local artists are sprinkled throughout the 18 rooms, which are swathed in pastel shades like apricot and mint, reminiscent of the artwork and architecture in Emirdag’s other home in the South of France.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026

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The soil below two inches should be unharmed, Adams said, so long as new compost is set and plants are watered plentifully, which will promote natural biological cycles.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
From arranging to have the mail taken in to making sure your plants stay watered while away, the pre-trip chore list can seem never-ending.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2026

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