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The devices, about the size of a microwave, charge when electricity demand is low and then run the AC for a few hours when demand spikes.—
Kiki Sideris,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026 -
That is how hard Lancers outside hitter Sam Utu spikes the ball.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of icy mountains which sticks off the west side of the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America, is one of the fastest warming places in the Southern Hemisphere.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card.—
Jimmy Durkin,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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The history of commercial aviation runs through the Marine Air Terminal.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Every advanced weapons system, every electric drivetrain, every wind turbine, every smartphone in the United States runs through China’s critical materials.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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My review skewers the ability of the cast of six to transition into so many varied roles and dual identities.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Deborah pecks her before reluctantly giving in to more passionate smooches.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Joel, a 19‑year veteran, begins pursuing after another officer deploys a spike strip and punctures the Challenger's tires.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The narrower design, combined with the several sharp teeth, effectively punctures through tough pepper skin and hard fruits to cut out the core and remove seeds in a matter of seconds.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.—
Therie Hendrey-Seabrook,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 Mar. 2026
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But this person who was a friend, who owes her career to me, just stabs me in the back.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Here, the versatile actor portrays Mother Ann with kinetic religious fervor and an ethereal quality that all but transfixes you during the course of the 2¼-hour film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Spindles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindles. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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