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spruced

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past tense of spruce

as in tricked

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The woman did so willingly, and there is no allegation that she was forced or tricked.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
But now, the technology has caught up and people are tricked.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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The researchers further found that UQ-DAAAM improved the accuracy of answers to questions about objects, their locations, and when the robot last encountered them.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Researchers in China found that repeatedly applying gentle pressure to the shinbones of elderly mice improved their strength, coordination, and performance on memory tests.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

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Meanwhile, the tray, crafted from natural capiz shell and embellished with gold leaf fragments, is a signature MacKenzie-Childs piece, reimagined to echo Dibs’ hero innovation, the Status Stick Face-and-Body Highlighter.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Last week, Reyes launched a formal inquiry into whether federal officials—including Justice Department attorneys who owe professional duties as members of a bar—misled, obfuscated or embellished in their representations to the judge.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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These hydrogel patches are enriched with ingredients such as caffeine and peptides to depuff, hydrate, and target dark circles.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026
The wash is also enriched with Japanese rice powder, which gently sloughs off daily buildup for more radiant skin.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

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The general sense was that pulling Dragon and Falcon 9 off the market would cause temporary upheaval, but these problems would soon be ameliorated by Starship and its promise of lower cost and even greater capability.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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