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Verb
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The driver continued on after running over the man, the complaint states.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Frank Castle, who is seen running over Peter during a car chase.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Customers should expect an ROI within 12 months or less after implementing the Locus Array depending on the speed of deployment and the types of SKUs flowing through the system, Peterson said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Hosting a dinner party is infinitely more enjoyable with a partner in crime to help curate the playlist and the guest list, keep the conversation and the drinks flowing, and take a load off the planning.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2026
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In its statement, Synergy Marine Group said the use of the flushing pump was irrelevant to the cause of the crash, blaming it on a manufacturer's latent defect, the loose wire in the ship's electrical system.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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However, the flushing pump was not designed to automatically restart following a blackout, and the Dali’s generators could not operate without a fuel supply, so the ship ultimately experienced a second blackout, the indictment said.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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As the memories come flooding back, so do the tears.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Decades later, a new generation is discovering her character and flooding social media with clips of her most cutting one-liners.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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Now, starting in February 2027, Netflix takes over, streaming the events live from New York City.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The special is now streaming on Disney+.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Ken writes like a poet, gushing about his love for dinosaurs and making a stirring argument for why studying dinosaurs means something.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bush Hager, who shares daughters Mila and Poppy, 10, as well as son Hal, 6, with husband Henry Hager, also shared a sweet video of the birthday girl as a baby, where Hager and Bush Hager can be heard gushing over their little girl in the background.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really.—
Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Washing (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washing%20%28over%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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