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spruced

verb

past tense of spruce

as in tricked

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Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me.

— David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Davenport owns Heirlooms Antique Mall along Havana Street and says crime around his stores has improved over the years, but theft has not disappeared.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
To try and stretch their funds, Thompson assessed their budget to see what could be removed or improved.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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Falling over the shoulders of Princess Charlene, the neckline was completely embellished with beadwork in the same shade of black for a monochrome finish.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Along either side of the split, the gown was embellished with the same silver grommets, reminiscent of a corset, and laced together with a single, thin string.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

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The data will continue being enriched, so progress and support can be tracked.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Nuclear reactor fuel requires it to be enriched to several percent, while weapons-grade uranium can contain around 90 percent.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enriched

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Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

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