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Recent Examples of ultrasharpThe Midnight Step is instead a more contemporary design with a daring neckline and an ultrasharp pointed toe, complete with a curved heel that is both stable and lightweight and measures nearly 4 inches.—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 On February 25, in the heart of Milan, Bella Hadid unveiled an ultrasharp casual silhouette.—Chloé Versabeau, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026 Such ultrasharp phase switching with giant changes in entropy could be applied in future refrigeration technologies, the team explained.—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 An ultrasharp conductive tip (in this case, made of gold) is positioned less than 1 nanometer from the specimen, which scans the surface.—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2023 Their players’ medical records are a tempting target for opponents—or gamblers—looking for leverage, while their on-field signs can be stolen with real-time ultrasharp video.—Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Unfortunately, physical barriers like metal or plastic edging will not contain ground ivy, thanks to the underground roots.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Acclimating our senses was rooftop breakfast served by a gracious staff who introduced us to Armenian coffee — finely ground into a powder and brewed in a jazzve pot.
Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
The summit will take place amid a sharp sell-off in global bond markets.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
As the perpetually resentful Racine, Young has a brash, edgy freshness.
Even if everything indicates that the hierarchy are set to stick with him into next season, this felt and reads like a pointed message that cannot be ignored.
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Colin Millar,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
The most contentious and controversial being some very pointed criticisms of Ole Miss, his former school.
But the storms that lash the unpeopled coasts and jagged mountains of our Fiftieth State are no respecters of men, even the best of us.
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Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
From the beginning, the Palisades, with its Mediterranean climate and jagged coastline, lured the most adventurous of settlers, each generation reshaping it in its own image.
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
But a few things stick out as incorrect: The costume Diplo is wearing in the video does not match the actual, taller and spikier grassy costumes worn during the show.
Both countries are keen to boost that number, though where the White House’s red line is drawn — particularly around cutting-edge tech and AI components — will be key.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
So there’s been keen interest in McConaughey’s strategy.