as in to nose out
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Infantino irks Canada and Mexico President Infantino’s adventures across the Middle East this week put European noses out of joint, and The Athletic also heard various whispers of increasingly disgruntled Canadians and Mexicans in the corridors of power within sport and politics.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025 -
Yamamoto actually only nosed out James Paxton by 2/3 of an inning for that third spot.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Windows were blown out at the headquarters of Mossad.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Next in Men’s Doubles, The Shock blew out to an 8-2 lead before Johns finally caught fire and led the comeback.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Our recipe tasters were blown away by the combination of ground beef, noodles, and cheese.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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People will be blown away by the quality of the event: the video, the graphics, the stage.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The disaster and resulting tsunami killed over 130 people. Sumatra, Indonesia (2004): A catastrophic 9.1 magnitude earthquake unleashed a tsunami that swept across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, leaving 230,000 dead in one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history.—
Barney Henderson
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Once a cult product known for its use in aiding hair growth through scalp massage, castor oil — a natural oil derived from castor seeds — is now sweeping the beauty-sphere with its many uses and purported benefits.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Despite a thundering chorus of opposition, state wildlife officials seem determined to go through with its plan to slaughter dozens, maybe hundreds, of Florida black bears this December.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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In response, many farmers slaughtered more female cattle than usual, which helped beef supplies in the short term but lowered the size of future herds.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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This month, Surfside hit the milestone of topping 5 million cases sold in 2025, besting what sold for all of last year.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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Visualizations, correlation maps and plain-language summaries must be built into the interface—not buried in logs or reserved for advanced users.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The incident happened on the outskirts of northwestern Goodyear, where a man was buried with dirt inside a trench at a construction site in a developing neighborhood, which led to a rescue operation that went on until the man's body was found the next morning.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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