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Noun
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As if to cool that fire, classical selections are used to bed large swathes of the film, with electronic grooves that hark back to the heyday of acid house from Paul Hartnoll, co-founder of British rave scenesters Orbital.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026 -
In one legend associated with the Crow, the grooves on the tower were made by a bear clawing at the formation trying to get to two little girls.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Verb
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This debt burden leads to higher stress and sleepless nights, and directly undermines the focus and efficiency of Americans in their prime working years.—
Mary Moreland,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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And the election data completely undermines the argument that voters were confused.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Dowdell was selected the MVP of the contest with 141 yards receiving, two scores and an interception on defense.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Advertisement Notably, however, many states that were implementing such reforms had also not yet seen turn-arounds in reading scores as of last year.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
Verb
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As Science Alert points out, light also attenuates and degrades over long distances.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the lightweight division, Salahdine Parnasse (23-2) defeated Kenneth Cross (17-5) in the first round after landing a flurry of punches and dominating him early.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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There were more hugs after the fight between the two than punches landed, and, in total, far more time clocked during those hugs than the fight itself.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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As complexity rises, decisions fragment, priorities shift and trust weakens.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Excluding unhoused people from public spaces reinforces stigma and weakens the social bonds that support stability and recovery.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Verb
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But the plot also retains a serial quality that saps momentum and betrays its TV roots.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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But hamate surgery often saps a hitter of power, something Lindor, Carroll and Holliday were expected to supply in 2026.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As a result, newcomers are left scrambling for slots, often booking games deep into the night.—
Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
20 May 2026
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During the previous administration, available slots at the capital’s airport were slashed from 61 to 43 per hour, before ticking back up to 44 last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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“Undercuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercuts. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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