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The commission shakes down property owners by, say, requiring them to remove structures or give up development rights.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026 -
Later, Tom pours vodka into a Phillies cup and watches birds flutter by at night while Robbie gets his guns ready and shakes down a trap house.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2023 crew, for instance, came back to win just 27 times and came back from multiple runs down just eight times.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The arched surface invites the heat to spread evenly and mount in intensity, and as the fat runs down, the edges of the meat sizzle and crisp.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Before Poeltl can complete the double-team, Towns looks to the 3-point line then rifles a right-handed pass over his own head to Bridges for the easy two under the rim.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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At the lot where the Bombsight meet happens, Geisha finds out the squad is looking for V-One.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on.—
Ashley Boucher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, including Ahangarani, who searches in vain for a friend in Tehran’s Revolution Square as police crack violently down on protestors.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Now imagine that two years from now, your target customer never searches for your category at all.—
Zac Brandenberg,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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In Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, workers report intimidation, surveillance and firing threats to suppress organizing—all tactics that audits routinely miss.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
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Analysts then ranked the best products to buy in each category—from home goods to kitchen finds.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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“Pats down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pats%20down. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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