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Recent Examples of teemIn a large, white Igloo cooler, the gobies teemed in one corner, blending into rocks and sand that lined the bottom.—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 The expo is known for its vast, teeming trade floor that includes vendors of all manner of manufacturers and creative types, presenting everything from water-slide equipment to major roller coasters to plush animals for carnival games to theme park announcements.—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2025 And there will never be another album like There’s a Riot Goin’ On, which is the sound of a genius straining against the edges of convention; of a teeming mass fighting for freedom; of love being found in a hopeless place.—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025 This teeming port city is home to Bollywood, stock markets, billionaire industrialists and millions of migrants, of collars blue and white, living in slums and skyscrapers.—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for teem
Meanwhile, the Enchanted glittered with edible pink shimmer dust, and bursting with fruity, botanical flavors – Grey Goose with watermelon basil essences, vermouth and basil.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
The streaming bubble burst eight months before Willow’s premiere, so the move was part of a much larger cost-saving initiative.
De Meo has been tasked with engineering a speedy turnaround for Kering, which has been dragged down by steep declines at its star brand Gucci and a bulging debt load.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.
The Bitter Mai Tai is a full-fledged neo classic, first bright with lime and rum, then deep with almond, and then—where a standard Mai Tai would fall away with a lingering malic zing—the Bitter Mai Tai rises in a bold third act, humming with bitterness and the banana-funk of the rum.
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Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
Just a 10-minute stroll from the city center, the elevation affords something akin to a retreat; Bolaño feels spirited away from the noisy streets, surrounded instead by humming cicadas and chirping birds.
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Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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