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turfs

noun

variants also turves

plural of turf

as in territories

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It has already been snapped up by Hulu, HBO and Mubi for various territories.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The bill also required the state water board to consult with tribes whose ancestral territories included water bodies during investigations into water rights.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of territories

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In a wink to his subjects, Guadagnino put himself on-camera for a scene.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The rooftop footage was filmed at night, mostly by Abraham's co-director, Rachel Szor, and their interview subjects — 24 of them in total — are all cloaked in darkness.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of subjects

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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
Sure, there were rackets and balls and deuces and ads, but those were mere details.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rackets

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Filmmakers Jack Auen and Kevin Walker — who operate under the name Cosmic Salon — make movies in the belief that intellectual pursuits can be both exciting and cinematic.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Charles is dark and brooding, but proficient in manly pursuits.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuits

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In its base case, about 11 million workers, roughly 7% of the workforce, would need to leave their occupations entirely, with a range of 6 million to 16 million.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupations

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The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.

— CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
However, as some researchers have pointed out, the available studies didn’t assess whether emotions are actually regulated through the chatbot, and therefore conflate distress relief with attachment.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

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