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steadied

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past tense of steady

as in trussed

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Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.

— Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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Outside the dojo, on the soccer sidelines, in a packed subway car, stroller braced between the knees, wherever.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1 million people on Saturday and issued high alerts as eastern China braced for Typhoon Bavi, which has brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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Still, recent studies have bolstered the case for testosterone’s benefits, for certain conditions, while allaying worries about its safety — particularly concerns about heart safety.

— Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Stocks climbed Tuesday after a cooler-than-expected inflation report bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve may not need to raise interest rates as aggressively this year.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 14 July 2026

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Archange, 17, has made six appearances across all competitions for Orlando City B in MLS NEXT Pro, including four appearances and one start in 2026 following his recovery from a knee injury sustained in 2025.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
The play uses food as a medium to reveal the loneliness, sacrifice and memories that sustained the lives behind stories of immigrant success.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

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Representatives from each member state are expected to decide on July 24 if his suspension will be upheld and what, if any, disciplinary actions will be taken.

— Christiane Amanpour, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The president has appealed that outcome; so far, federal courts have upheld the award.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 14 July 2026

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During the presentation of the winners’ medals, many of Romero’s team-mates stayed down the other end of the pitch, with their backs to the ceremony (although there was the odd exception, such as Alexis Mac Allister).

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The jacket stayed open to reveal the lingerie construction, while the label’s pink mini shorts in silk habutai barely cleared the hem.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

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Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

Definition of carried

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Such realism, buttressed by frank discussions of perimenopause and other facts of midlife, helps rather than hinders the show’s ability to transport.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

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