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turfs

noun

variants also turves

plural of turf

as in territories

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Along with that comes hopes to leg out through the holiday season and a bank on grosses from overseas territories, where other older male movie stars like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise have better retained their ability to sell tickets.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Ahead of the American Film Market, international buyers from 12 territories have teamed up to form a new distribution network called Lokia.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of territories

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Big stars like [previous retrospective subjects] Marlon Brando and Paul Newman make people approach the festival without feeling out of place.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
But there is an undeniable cruelty in thinking of people and their lives only as political subjects.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of subjects

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Their rackets—plunder, opium trafficking, and much else—were often run not by members of established yakuza gangs but by fixers and political operators who exploited their connections with the Imperial Japanese Army.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Those trunks held an eclectic assortment of products including tennis rackets, fishing rods, golf bags and men’s ties, dress shirts and suits.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rackets

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For more physical pursuits, the hotel has a nine-hole golf course and driving range, as well as three tennis courts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The quest for tickets is the first of several McGuffins in the film that, while fun, bring to life the essential truth that the core of being teenage is the shiny allure of intangible pursuits, those things that promise fame, friends and being cool.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of pursuits

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Utah requires individuals in regulated occupations to disclose generative AI use verbally at the start of high-risk interactions, a category that includes legal advice.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
In September last year, the administration introduced a $100,000 fee for certain petitions under the H-1B program, which applies to highly skilled workers in specialty occupations.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupations

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Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Key Takeaways Research on drinking water and temperature involves older studies and small sample sizes, so more study is needed.

— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026

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