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as in sniffing
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Musk and SpaceX have a true nose for money, including sniffing out government infusions and contracts.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026 -
The streamer on June 8 dropped an adorable photo of the real Great Dane puppy, as well as a brief teaser video that shows Scooby-Doo sniffing around in the woods before being picked up by Shaggy.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Stop whining and complaining, people.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Being in the same room can make issues worse, with choosing what to watch on television and snoring being the biggest annoyances.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The warning signs in men include snoring while women often experience unrefreshing slumber, daytime fatigue or feeling exhausted despite spending enough time in bed.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
4 June 2026
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But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Faced with the sniveling sum of these failures, Garfield is startled but compassionate.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the country, especially in the Jim Crow South, degrading Black life, snuffing it out, was an established pastime.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The global economy was still caught in the vise of the Great Depression, civil war was brewing in Spain, and the League of Nations was breathing its last breaths.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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In one corner of the café, there’s a parking spot exclusively for broomsticks; upstairs in the games room, a smoke-breathing dragon perches over a medieval-style fireplace.—
Zoey Goto,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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His aunt sat at the dining table, sobbing.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2026
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“Snuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffling. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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