On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats.
—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
That cage, the magical but also eerie Thrushcross Grange, is a sight to behold—an epic, retina-searing, sometimes repulsive, consistently jaw-dropping palace, meticulously constructed by production designer Suzie Davies.
Treating a vape pen the same as heroin is a failure of common sense.
—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Several others are competing for spots in a pen that features David Bednar, Camilo Doval, Fernando Cruz and Tim Hill at the top, including Paul Blackburn, Jake Bird, Brent Headrick, Angel Chivilli, Yerry De los Santos and Cade Winquest.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
By day’s end, the team discovered enough empty bags and bottles to have held 2,150 pounds of fertilizer and more than 29 gallons of liquid concentrate.
—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
With the proof of concept demonstrated, Stanton began to scale up his setup, replacing the 88-pound (40 kg) weight as a bob and adding precision bearings and powerful magnets to a frame that resembled a trebuchet’s triangular frame.
During a search at the police department, Insogna was allegedly found with 18 wax folds of heroin/fentanyl under her clothes near her ankle, the report said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
This 20 percent-off Patagonia Women’s Houdini Jacket is weather-repellant and folds down into a hand-sized pouch.
If possible, collect some samples and take photos, then contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for positive identification.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.