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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last ditches
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As far back as preseason testing, some teams questioned the maximum recharge of 250 kilowatts achieved through super clipping, given that the battery can harvest up to 350kW and this cap is achieved when drivers lift-and-coast into corners.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Most corners his size are expected to not be as agile or nimble as the smaller, more prototypical corners.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Policy experts have floated several potential fixes.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The budget also leaves Social Security on track toward insolvency within the decade, according to CRFB, without proposing structural fixes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sunscreen protects against sun damage, premature aging and dark spots.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Park Hill schools election results There are four candidates looking for spots on the Park Hill school board, and only three won a seat.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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This breathless, busy sci-fi adventure ram-jams through space, time and the past 50 years of popular cinema history as our characters bop from planet to planet, making various stops and side quests.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Brustad’s husband of 56 years runs the audio and visual equipment for the community jams.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Nelly Korda birdied her final two holes to shoot a 69 to move to 5 under and in second place, setting up a final pairing of friendly rivals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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These small black beetles chew holes in leaves and stunt the plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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The victim, a 31-year-old man, had visible facial injuries, including scrapes, lacerations and swelling, and injuries indicative of being dragged on pavement, police wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Another image showed just their hands, documenting his scrapes, redness and dirt in his wounds.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Journeys that used to take entire seasons were being covered in single episodes, characters survived predicaments that once meant surefire death, and previously relevant factors like supplies, infrastructure, and alliances no longer mattered.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Victorian novels made good use of the predicaments of second and third sons, who had to become ministers or soldiers or schemers, and daughters who needed to be married off according to age.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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While controllers may not be caught in the latest political game of chicken, proactively protecting these federal employees from paycheck lapses would prevent additional airport chaos during future funding impasses.—
Jackson Shedelbower,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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The problems during the latest shutdown are renewing attention to ways to prevent airport security operations from being slowed during political impasses, including allowing more airports to outsource security screening while maintaining TSA oversight.—
John Seewer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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