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as in nail-biters
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as in blowouts
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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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While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Controllers at the airport have been under scrutiny since the airport was the site of a January 29 deadly collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people and a subsequent series of close calls.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Don't forget the iconic voluminous blowouts.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many of the games in the series have been blowouts, and Boise State jumped to a 10-0 lead Saturday night while stifling New Mexico’s offense, which had one first down in the first quarter.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring damaging winds, flooding rains and dangerous storm surge to portions of Cuba and the Bahamas after slamming Jamaica with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides that caused widespread infrastructure damage.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Streaming services like Peacock, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu, among others, offer a variety of thrillers and horror films to enjoy.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Streaming services like Peacock, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu, among others, offer a variety of thrillers and horror films to enjoy.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Aspinall made short work of Blaydes in the rematch, though, knocking him out cold in one minute, which is a similar result to most of Aspinall’s other victories.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Beating New England was legitimately impressive -- especially in hindsight -- but the victories over the Jets, Vikings and Browns inflated this team's record.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 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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Missouri doesn’t have any quality wins, and starting quarterback Beau Pribula could miss an extended amount of time.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Oct. 2025
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In the musical sphere of the Drake-Lamar competition, Lamar’s 22 Grammy wins (to Drake’s five) and his Emmy for a Super Bowl halftime show that toyed with Drake seemingly make for a one-sided scoreboard.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Squeakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeakers. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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