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as in nail-biters
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as in blowouts
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Noun
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As spooky season approaches, there’s no better time than now to revisit these classic nail-biters—and revel in their impeccable period styling.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Louisville-area football fans saw some blowouts and some nail-biters Friday night.—
Rich Barak,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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With multiple overtime games, upsets and close calls, Week 2 provided a lot of reasons to shake up this week’s edition of The Athletic 136, just not at the top.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then again, close calls against FCS teams – and Northern Colorado isn’t a particularly good FCS team – tend to look even worse in hindsight.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Cornhuskers are 3-0 and riding high after two 50-point blowouts of their own.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Swap them out for wavy blowouts, straightened hair, and more styles.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Along the Parkway, thousands of trees fell, debris covered the road, facilities were damaged, and multiple landslides resulted in loss of road segments and weakened structural integrity.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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From romantic dramas to political thrillers, his performances helped define American film.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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As forThe Better Mother, van der Kleut hopes to attract readers of beloved thrillers — including everything from classics like Agatha Christie novels to modern stories like this summer's Don't Open Your Eyes.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Long hailed as one of the most important victories of the civil rights movement, and American democracy itself, this achievement is in jeopardy, as Republicans levy attacks and work to dismantle the VRA through the courts.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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So far this season, Georgia has wins over Marshall and Austin Peay, and Tennessee has victories over Syracuse and East Tennessee State, so neither team has had much of a challenge as of yet.—
Matt Wadleigh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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While bad tendencies showed up in each loss enough good things seemed to appear in the wins.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Trump has urged Indiana and Florida to follow and that could yield one or two additional wins for Republicans in each place.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Squeakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeakers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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