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Faith brags about being a social-media coordinator who lives in Murray Hill, and Grace responds to her sister’s slights about marrying into money by grilling her about her own boyfriend’s finance career.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Trump often brags that jobs are going to people born in the United States, rather than to immigrants.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The employees of Rockin’ Grandma’s roam the grounds of the retreat site, which boasts multiple structures, and are visited by a series of guest speakers whose lectures range from the merely dull to the truly Dada.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Their roster boasts two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani — widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and who has won four league MVP awards, all by unanimous vote, in the past five seasons.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Paint chips can be rich in calcium carbonite (limestone), which crows not only like but need in a balanced diet.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Sturridge crows and growls his lines, rolling his torso and crouching to crawl on his knuckles like a young silverback.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Swanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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