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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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The stand lifts the pit inches off the ground, which reviewers confirm protects the surrounding grass and even wooden decks from getting burned.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
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

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Tennessee edges past Houston because the Cougars struggled a bit with Oregon State.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
To do this, Hearns recommends applying tape in short sections to avoid stretching it too far, then firmly rubbing the tape edges down for a secure barrier (something like a plastic putty knife or a credit card works great).

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 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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