as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
in his sad and lonely old age, he stiff-armed even once-beloved friends
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Meek’s best writing often isolates intimate moments with tenderness and relatability.—
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This not only ensures sufficient power delivery, but also effectively isolates any electromagnetic interference to the analog signal from the digital architecture – all in the name of optimum listening.—
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February 24,
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Against a backdrop of tennis courts, luxury hotels, and colonial privilege, simmering tensions erupt as Lan’s brother Tran rejects his wealthy family’s collaboration with the French to join Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary cause, setting off an assassination that changes everything.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
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Miami summarily rejects anything resembling tanking because of a long-standing organizational philosophy that isn’t going to be revisited.—
Barry Jackson,
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10 Apr. 2026
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Mikal Bridges cuts from the top of the 3-point line under the rim, forcing the closest big man, Jakob Poeltl, to make a decision.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Like Xcel Energy, PG&E cuts the electricity when conditions are ripe for wildfires.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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However, growing strongly scented rosemary plants near brassicas naturally repels many common garden pests, including cabbage moths.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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More tech —Trump taps Zuck and Jensen—but snubs Elon and Sam Altman, for tech advisory council.—
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Fortune,
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Needy Venus snubs Jupiter, activating your homey 4th house and your idealistic 9th house.—
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Sun Sentinel,
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“Stiff-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiff-arms. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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