as in to creep
to move slowly
the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along
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When coupled with a refund, opposition declined even further, falling to 38 percent; support crept into positive territory at 51 percent.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
Signing Tuch also pushes the Red Wings’ chips all-in on the next two or three seasons, with Larkin and Tuch creeping toward the ends of their respective primes.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Analysts have repeatedly warned that if the war drags on and supply chains are disrupted for long enough, prices for gas and a range of other goods could continue to climb.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Billy, who speaks in a honeyed southern accent, dresses in Old Hollywood drag, and lives alone in the defunct summer camp where Camp Miasma was shot, isn’t just an envoy from another generation but a representative of a more visceral relationship with art.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Surveillance video from one convenience store that was burglarized shows a man in a hoodie crawling in through a hole in the bottom of the front door, climbing over the front counter and opening the cash register.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Staff started out by wearing bear masks and animal furs, then crawling into the enclosure to spoon-feed the cubs formula.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Tall soldiers in bearskin caps shuffled a few inches to the left, or right, to give the parade its proper visual proportions.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The recovery from their winter blues of one league win in 13 games and being in 14th place was handled impressively, despite limping over the line into the UEFA Conference League.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Blake Price, director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, which lobbies on behalf of commercial shrimpers from North Carolina to Texas, says the industry was already limping before this year's fuel crisis hit.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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