as in habits
a usual manner of behaving or doing
he got up early, as is his wont
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Noun
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What cooking habits create the biggest risk?—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026 -
Doors are opened for you, preferences and habits are remembered, and concierge requests are handled with quiet confidence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The spa The spa is small and intentional, with treatments focused on restoration rather than over-the-top rituals.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Performers in traditional dress portray Inca nobility, priests and warriors, and the rituals are conducted in Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire and still widely spoken in the Andes today.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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The gene encodes a protein that normally orients and aligns cells in the stomach; without it, the cells become lopsided, rogue, and possibly cancerous.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the middle, a Cartman in the role of a Midtown tax adviser dispenses accounting tips and tricks, culled from a YouTube account run by a real-life New York CPA.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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That makes many older attack tricks harder to pull off.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The new map moved predominantly Black neighbors into white majority districts and split Wasserman Schultz’s former district five ways, leading her to launch a campaign for the 20th District.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Verb
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This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The next major point of interest is the punchy, barely contained synth bass that eats up much of the mix, but even that is pulling from a predictable arsenal of Max Martin tendencies.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Even so, there is a real responsibility on the introverted leader to understand how their natural tendencies land with the people around them and how to be most effective within that awareness.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Guggenheim initiates Opus Genetics as buy Guggenheim said the stock has plenty of upside.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Josh Hart crashes the glass and initiates inside action far beyond his 6-foot-5 frame.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Wonts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonts. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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