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Recent Examples of squishHis stories have more sway and squish to them.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 It’s uniquely shaped like a box and made with a thick yet semi-flexible PU leather, so the bag keeps its shape in your suitcase instead of going flat and squishing precious cargo.—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025 There could be families of ten or more squished into these barrack rooms with sometimes another family.—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025 Layer and bake your pie If the beef mixture is already in an ovenproof skillet, spread the mashed potatoes over top, being careful not to squish them down.—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for squish
Both Michigan Central and Emergent Campus models compress this learning curve by integrating practical application from day one.
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Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.
With some of these storm-squashing factors set to lift in the next few weeks, as well as the usual swivel from storms spawning in the Atlantic to the much-closer Caribbean, some meteorologists worry that the worst is yet to come.
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Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
The lineup stranded 11 baserunners, though Toronto center fielder Daulton Varsho did make two remarkable catches that squashed scoring chances.
Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.
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Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
If real estate values turn soft in a region, the decline could squeeze a crucial revenue stream for cities, counties, regional agencies and school districts.
After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
But the biggest red flag comes in the first episode when Laura sees Cherry punch a guy on the street shortly after their first family dinner in London.
The Kuomintang, or KMT, also known as the Nationalist Party of China, is the party formerly led by Chiang Kai-shek that ruled the entirety of the Republic of China before Mao Zedong’s communist military forced it to flee to Taiwan.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.
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