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Noun
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High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025 -
Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
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The silent henchmen opened the Lada’s back door and got in beside me, leaving the passenger seat empty.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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Bloomberg reports that $6,000 flights to Europe are pushing American travelers to find ‘destination dupes’.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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And if anything, the burgeoning business of dupes has upped the desirability of the real thing.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Prior to the merger news, Globalstar was preparing its own next-generation C-3 constellation of 48 satellites to upgrade the satellite connectivity on Apple iPhones.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The company currently operates a network of more than 200 satellites and is preparing to roll out its satellite internet services later this year.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lewis grew up in Freetown, a farming community established by former slaves in central Virginia.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Cimafunk’s stage name is a nod to his ancestral cimarrón culture; during Cuba’s colonial period, escaped slaves formed autonomous communities.—
Bill Kopp,
SPIN,
13 May 2026
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The best threat hunters in the world have been spending the majority of their day in query syntax and console pivoting, work that is necessary but not where their value actually lives.—
Aqsa Taylor,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Some hunters are continuously refreshing job boards and quickly firing off applications to open listings.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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“Lap dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lap%20dogs. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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