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Recent Examples of costermongerCroft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Stocks futures are lower this morning as traders look ahead to Wednesday's big jobs report and Friday's consumer price index reading.
Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
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NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Set along the Mississippi coast in the 1920s, the story traces the unlikely friendship between a bootlegger’s wife and a young woman fleeing violence.
Snow pusher Also called a box plow or containment plow, a snow pusher is an attachment for skid steers, wheel loaders or tractors, meaning having access to one of these vehicles is a requirement for using a snow pusher.
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Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
This set comes with a cuticle pusher and a buffer to smooth nails and leave them looking polished and clean.
Blood donors will receive a $20 e-gift card to their choice of merchant.
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Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.
This inexpensive material can be wrapped around stakes or poles, or used with wood to build a more elaborate fence design.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
An electric mesh fence will be moved daily to guide them through new sections, while a shepherd remains on-site 24/7 to keep everyone safe and on task.
Excluding models originally released prior to 2025, the Nike Ja 3 was the top seller and was followed directly by Wilson’s Nike A’One.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Pinchos de lechon, the top seller from the 2025 festival, is back at the Puerto Rico kiosk, and it’s joined by coconut flancocho, a dessert selected in a contest among Universal chefs.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026