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Noun
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Jessie Diggins recently brought home a bronze medal from the Winter Games in Milan, capping off an incredible career on the slopes.—
Marielle Mohs,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026 -
This grass-like, evergreen plant is often used to edge paths, stabilize slopes, and fill areas where not much else will grow.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Washington really needs corners who can cover and McCoy can definitely cover.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Central bankers must be strong enough to listen to a diversity of views from all corners…humble enough to be open-minded to new ideas and new economic developments…wise enough to translate imperfect data into meaningful insight…and dedicated enough to make judgments faithfully and wisely.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The story follows struggling creatives navigating debt, eviction threats and a precarious gig economy, visualized in Riley’s inventive style — from looming piles of eviction notices to characters literally struggling up and down steep inclines that mirror the instability of their lives.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Servicing a mountainous areas like Escondido drives up costs, as an expensive network of pipes and pump stations is needed to move water up and down considerable inclines, said Kyle Morgan, the city’s acting director of utilities and wastewater.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Who knew that such daring would lead to a film that avoids these inclinations entirely, especially one that could have so easily leaned into controversial territory?—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Alito’s inclinations have not been hard to discern lately.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite Republicans being the only partisan group to rate the economy positively in the index, their economic rating dropped 15 points between March and April, larger than declines among Democrats or independents.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In five of the prior seven quarters, the company posted year-over-year declines in revenue.—
Samantha Subin,Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The remaining vessels traveled in loops to avoid entering the waterway.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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And in 1922, Levi’s became the first brand to use belt loops on jeans.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Turnoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnoffs. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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