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Noun
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Now, the siblings regularly discuss entirely new storylines and creative expansions with the author directly.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026 -
There is no money for more streetcar expansions, though the Streetcar Authority has studied a variety of possibilities.—
Eleanor Nash
May 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Subsequent modeling studies found that the change will mean more infections, increases in liver cancers and deaths, as well as millions of dollars in healthcare costs.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Noun
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When spots of weedy growths are relatively small, use of a herbicide made for the lawn type could be a good control.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Finally, 40% to 60% of patients with untreated syphilis will progress to a tertiary phase of the disease that can lead to any number of negative outcomes, including seizures, heart defects, bone growths, skin growths, confusion and dementia.—
Casey Pinto,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The 8%-lit waning crescent moon will sit low on the eastern horizon as dawn's glow creeps into the sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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The tiny silver-green leaves form an incredibly low, dense mat that creeps along the ground.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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