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Before the trial, three inmates contacted the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office to say that Hedrick bragged about killing Beason, Miller and Fye.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Lindell bragged of spending millions to combat election fraud.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The offensive had weapons and the defense boasted two fang-bearing edge rushers and a No Fly Zone secondary that humbled All-Pros, MVPs and journeymen without remorse.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tiffany boasted, doing a little dance while continuing to hold her grip.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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All the members of their immediate family were competitive Nordic ski racers, and their mother, father, and grandfather were vaunted polar explorers.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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Was vaunted New York baseball scribe Red Foley conducting surveys like this in 1974?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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Heckel crowed with delight as Strong tried paper, snipping her classmate’s fingers with scissors to complete the sweep.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump has crowed about disarming Iran’s proxies in the region, grounding its Air Force, and sinking its Navy.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Swanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanked. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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