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unscrewed

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past tense of unscrew

as in screwed

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The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

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France’s left-back, on his way from Aston Villa to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, instinctively swivelled and attempted to clear, taking out the incoming Yamal with a swipe through the thigh in the process.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
In the bond market, Treasury yields swiveled.

— Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

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Kuehl pivoted to academia, eventually becoming an associate dean of students at her alma mater, UCLA, before earning a law degree from Harvard in 1978 at age 34.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
By that evening, firefighters pivoted to a defensive position to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings in the compound, which has several multi-unit condominium complexes arranged along a waterfront.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Those two rotated fluidly throughout, combined well and have developed a strong on-pitch connection.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Cameron Thomas, who played under Stefanski the past two years with the Browns, has also seen extensive snaps with the starters, while veteran Azeez Ojulari rotated in with the first-team defense Friday.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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