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Verb
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Shania Twain has been tapped to host the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026 -
After a series of calls, Greenberg tapped Oreck, and they got started despite the uncertainty in the air.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Underwood went on The Bachelor as a straight man, made a connection with Randolph, broke up with her, bugged her car, and then was hit with a restraining order.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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The calls, according to people who overheard them, were not always amicable.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lyonne was overheard asking, Page Six reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency also reported earlier the nation’s armed forces monitored a US destroyer seen moving from Fujairah toward the Strait of Hormuz and conveyed this to the US via Pakistani mediators.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The mayor’s signature homelessness program monitored 126 encampment sites across the city and visited an interim housing site.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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