as in to prop (up)
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Daily temperature records were broken in at least five different spots across the region, including LAX, UCLA and Long Beach, where unofficial highs on Wednesday hit 87 or 88 degrees.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The filing argues that custody is a nonwaivable jurisdictional requirement and that remote court proceedings would raise insurmountable problems, including the inability to verify identities, enforce perjury laws, or protect classified information.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Policy turned into abandonment, enforced through violence.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Limber (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limber%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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