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turnoffs

noun

plural of turnoff

as in slopes

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That was evident once again on stage 14, when Pierna — who along with Romeo was one of the revelations of the race — dropped back from the break and paced Mas up the steep slopes of Sierra de la Pandera.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Experts are still working out what role climate change played in the disaster, but rising temperatures are destabilizing Nepal’s glaciers and frozen mountain slopes.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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Talarico is favored by voters in the state’s most populous areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, where 58% of those surveyed prefer the Democrat, whereas Paxton leads with 60% of support in the state’s rural corners, per the poll.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Sitting in their corners are Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne, two of London’s most powerful law firms.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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Cows amble in the distance along the inclines of meadows; their grazing helps control invasive plants.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Bert McCarty, a Clemson University professor of turfgrass science and management, said golfers like how top courses are so different — from incorporating the ocean in places near beaches to relying on inclines in the mountains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of inclines

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Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026

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Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk and Canaan, one of the largest conservation easements in the Northeast, is calling for volunteers to help support native forest bees as pollinators continue to see declines in their population.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
This individual can map the demographic trends across neighborhoods and help systems make enrollment zoning decisions that can shift zones or consolidate to nearby schools as enrollment declines.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of declines

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The blade of the knife rolls forward and backward, loops of green onion gathering in a pyramid beside my father’s wrist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The organizations making real progress are tying AI outputs to specific business results and building feedback loops to catch when the outputs drift.

— Matt Waxman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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