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Verb
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The chemistry of the ensemble, the great strength of Mayer’s revival, beautifully balances blazing showmanship with character-rich detail.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Reshuffling the order in which minerals emerged would create new opportunities for water’s constituent oxygen and hydrogen to combine, more readily forming hydrated minerals that, unlike ice, can endure close proximity to the blazing sun.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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O’Leary’s just been peppering the house manager with questions about her business and admiring the replica of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man that dominates the entryway.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Netflix is doubling down on film and TV from Argentina, opening a new office in the capital, peppering its slate with four new shows, and dishing updates on various others including the latest season of hit series The Eternaut.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Video provided by the Navy shows the warship firing three shots at Touska after warning its crew to evacuate the ship’s engine room.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Barclays upgrades Okta to overweight from equal weight Barclays said Okta is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Sniping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniping. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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