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Verb
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026 -
Like, editing this movie differently could have turned it into something different.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Shipping companies are trying to adapt to the energy shock, reducing vessel speeds and revising schedules to cut costs in the short term while making plans to acquire ships that can run on alternative fuels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Now, though, Duke must quickly turn the page, simultaneously embracing the fear Siena put in it, while rectifying the nonchalant attitude that got it behind in the first place.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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To do so was to send $80 million back to California coffers, rectifying a mistake made by the state controller’s office that mixed up the monthly K-12 education payments sent to 11 counties.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Subscribe to continue reading this article.—
Jeffrey F. Bill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2026
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Add a touch of Field’s style to your wardrobe with these dress pants at Amazon, and keep reading for even more options starting at $26.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Where quantum computing and machine learning are already being combined most helpfully, Ekert argues, is in physicists’ use of classical AI to design quantum error-correcting codes and better quantum hardware.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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As a professional proofreader, Fuyuko (Yukino Kishii) spends her days and nights finding and correcting mistakes.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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The film, which stars Hannah Einbinder as a filmmaker tasked with revamping a tired summer camp horror franchise with its cryptic lead played by Gillian Anderson in tow, is set to make its way to theaters this August.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Best Surplus Sale Deals Overall Dreaming of revamping your space?—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Fact-checking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checking. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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