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spruced

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past tense of spruce

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Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

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The red-hot Red Sox won their eighth straight and 10th of 11 and improved to 31-5 in their last 36 games.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Research has shown a link between free meal programs and learning, including a 2021 Brookings Institution study that found math performance improved in school districts that qualified for the National School Lunch program.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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The Dolce & Gabbana design featured a structured corset bodice with visible boning, a voluminous skirt, and a sweeping floor-length cape—all embellished with pink floral embroidery.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 30 July 2026
The story may have been embellished by early biographers, but records show that Brunelleschi eventually gained recognition as the exclusive inventor and director of the dome.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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That progression relies on telemetry enriched with topology, service relationships and operational intent.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Smith characterized Galatolo’s crimes as private misconduct rather than public corruption, arguing that jurors did not accept the prosecution’s theory that Galatolo enriched himself by accepting gifts in exchange for government contracts.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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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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