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Recent Examples of twiddleBut having twiddled his thumbs since leaving Manchester United in 2023, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 Time is of the essence, though, so don’t just sit back on your couch twiddling your thumbs.—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Adding women's football to a simulation as complex as Football Manager isn’t as simple as adding team and player names and twiddling with the graphics.—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for twiddle
Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat to 375°F, rotate the pie, and continue baking until the filling is bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown, about 45 minutes more.
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Ellen Gray,
Saveur,
15 May 2025
When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.
There are plenty of reasons to believe Milwaukee wouldn’t go for such an offer: Butler doesn’t exactly fit a rebuild timeline (and an unhappy Butler has made waves before), and spinning his sizable contract off to another team would likely prove difficult.
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Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
In a video posted by PBR, That Mexican OT spun away from a charging bull on two occasions, just barely escaping its horns.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
Curry-Winchell relayed her concerns to the nurse who had wheeled her into the delivery room.
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Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
In the evenings, an elderly husband and wife from Eastern Europe, who must be in their nineties, are wheeled out by their Caribbean aides to watch people stroll past.
The actress looked stunning on the red carpet, twirling in the floor-length dress, which featured a corset-style bodice with geometric cutouts and a whimsical skirt with an attached train.
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Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2025
The off-the-shoulder, sleeveless top feels amazing in the sun, and the roomy high-low skirt is perfect for twirling—no matter your age.
Trump faced charges related to keeping hundreds of classified documents and refusing to turn them over to the FBI while Biden was under investigation for retaining classified documents.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
The nine-horse sprint turned into a four-horse battle by the final stretch and featured several lead changes.
In between the European trips, Biden had swung back to the United States to be at home in Wilmington, Delaware, for the verdict of his son Hunter Biden's guns case trial.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Happ’s oblique bothered him the most when attempting to swing.
Fold the top edge of the towel down and roll it tightly halfway down the towel.
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Veronica Bravo,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
With 4:38 remaining in the third quarter and the Fever up 56-42, Reese claimed an offensive rebound and was driving towards the basket when Indiana star Caitlin Clark made hard contact with her right arm, knocking the Sky forward to the ground and sending the ball rolling away.
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