as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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In 2022, however, the financial market seemed to turn upside down.—
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But the parasite’s range seems to be expanding into the mid-Atlantic, according to a new paper published last month in the Journal of Medical Entomology.—
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Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Lyle founded a massive beautification program, raising more the $250,000 to install greenery to help prison life to resemble the outside world.—
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CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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In February, Blanchard spoke to PEOPLE and shared that her baby daughter Aurora is already starting to resemble her and Urker.—
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People.com,
12 May 2025
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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