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Recent Examples of tee off
Scottsdale, Arizona, is a top place to tee off.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Trump will tee off at the second-to-last tee time of the day, beginning on hole 10 with Hinako Shibuno and Olivia Cowan.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
This will be the second straight week that the Boise State defense can try to tee off on a green quarterback.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Kansas City’s front can tee off when an opposing offense becomes one-dimensional, and Sunday played out as the perfect example.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Trump will tee off at the second-to-last tee time of the day, beginning on hole 10 with Hinako Shibuno and Olivia Cowan.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
This will be the second straight week that the Boise State defense can try to tee off on a green quarterback.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Kansas City’s front can tee off when an opposing offense becomes one-dimensional, and Sunday played out as the perfect example.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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But every time Trump takes to social media, angered by drug trafficking – or drone incursions, Sheinbaum Pardo has deftly reminded him of their working partnership, Jacobson said.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Brian Cox, who can rant and rave with the best of them, will tag in once Day-Lewis is aged out.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last fall, during a 43-day shutdown over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, Democrats ultimately relented after public frustration mounted and airport travel snarled ahead of Thanksgiving.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The scale of this year’s snowfall temporarily closed Hokkaido’s main airport last week, stranding hundreds of passengers, while snarling other travel, delaying train services and forcing the closure of some highways.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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While Panarin watched popular teammates go and the Rangers sputtered to the finish line last April, a report from The Athletic called into question the character of the team’s most likable personality.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Traditional keyword searching has sputtered as AI and chatbots gain popularity, causing many companies who built entire business models on old school SEO monetization to buckle under.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The diners, much like the audience during the opening scene for director Verbinski’s ambitious satire on this existential threat to humanity, have no idea how this madman raging against the AI machine in an LA eatery would save the world.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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Huntington predicted that a new conflict would rage after the demise of Communism.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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If the devoted nun resembles the raving patient, does that not justify locking them away, protecting ourselves from their unsettling power?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Age Perfect Eye Cream by L’Oréal Paris has shoppers raving about its hydrating, brightening, and smoothing ingredients that target multiple signs of aging all in one formula.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Emma Stone teamed up with Squarespace, the website building and hosting company, for a 2026 Super Bowl commercial campaign that sees the Bugonia star venting her frustration that the domain of her name is unavailable for purchase.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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First of all, thanks to the Daily News for allowing its readers to vent their concerns on current events.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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