as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Yustyna has Pavlo’s light blue eyes and seems to have taken after him in her calmness.—
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Lisa from Blackpink), this footwear trend seems poisted to hold strong as spring-summer 2026 approaches.—
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The Pharmalot castle this morning, in fact, resembles an igloo.—
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STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
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Luxury SUVs Korean automaker Hyundai clearly took notes when studying SUVs in the luxury space -- its large Palisade SUV ($39,435) resembles a Range Rover, comes built with nearly every indulgence and still somehow costs a fraction of the price.—
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22 Feb. 2026
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“Trenches (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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