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Recent Examples of squooshWant to know what a stunning defeat sounds like? Squishing and squooshing.—Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Ever since, the lanternflies have swarmed urban regions in the Northeast, while wildlife experts have encouraged people who come across them to squish them immediately to further prevent their spread.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
Usually, a minor number update would just be about squishing bugs, but AirTag, which was an unexpected release on Monday, Jan. 26, changed the weather.
The idea of compressing a mattress every day sounds like a shortcut to premature wear.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
Vendors built on per-seat licensing and static tools are seeing their economics squeezed as AI systems compress development timelines and reduce maintenance overhead.
Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
But in the background, financial markets keep punching above their weight.
The California case has drawn comparisons to the lawsuits brought against Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which forced a national reckoning over the harms of smoking.
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semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
United kept Chelsea at bay until substitute Kerr scored in the 78th minute, only for United’s Simi Awujo to equalise three minutes later and force extra time.