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Representatives also padded their budget with policy.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The Victorian-style bodice of the royal’s gown was also padded at the hips and narrowed at the waist, a signature design element of McQueen.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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As airstrikes inched closer, al-Salim, his wife and three sons fled their southern village of Siddiqin and arrived at a school in Haret Saida after 18 hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, the man accused of murdering his parents, beloved director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, briefly appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday as his case inched closer to trial.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Technology has crept into one of the oldest hobbies known to humanity.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Every scene that would otherwise communicate pandemonium is rendered in the language of sub-Ryan Murphy slop, as if a movie whose production costs reportedly crept toward $200 million could only afford a few extras at a time.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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As the game edged towards half-time, Jesse Derry was fouled in the box by Zach Abbott — with a penalty given.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Boone edged Lyman 36-34 for the Olympic-style title.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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San Francisco wasted opportunities to score in the second and third, loading the bases in the latter frame, but the Giants crawled their way back to a tie.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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