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tiptoes

verb

present tense third-person singular of tiptoe

as in ghosts

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In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.

— Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

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Bo Nix is set to make his first game appearance of the summer and Sean Payton’s team will take one more step toward the regular season, which inches ever closer.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
That stat inches closer to 100% among respondents living with a chronic condition.

— Anisa Arsenault, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026

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Aspen/alder edges with an understory of hazelbrush are prime Michigan locations.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
The movie doesn’t shy away from letting Tony make mistakes—at times, the character edges toward outright villainy—and Banderas animates Chef with a contrasting moral clarity whose force feels almost physical.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

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