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Giant sheets of plastic hang from the ceiling to separate different areas for destroying things and painting.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026 -
Pests and wood-destroying organisms Charlotte’s warm, humid climate makes termites a year-round threat, not just seasonal.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The other boys were pulling down their pack straps, clipping them tight.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Now, as Altman sits in the courtroom awaiting Musk’s opening statement, the Nasdaq is taking a hit on the report, falling more than 1% from record territory and pulling down the names tied closely to OpenAI’s commercial orbit.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When sound came in, people were writing all these articles about how sound is ruining films.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Dyckman’s sharing the top three outdoor decor trends that are ruining your space—plus, her favorite Amazon swaps to fix them, starting at $22.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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The line was a wrecking crew that also managed to outscore the opposition.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defense for the San Antonio Spurs, who took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Initial tests suggested the outbreak does not involve the Ebola Zaire strain, which caused Congo’s devastating 2018–2020 epidemic that killed more than 1,000 people.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Captiva Though the recovery isn’t totally complete, Captiva is bouncing back from both 2022’s devastating Hurricane Ian and the rough 2024 hurricane season.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Crews started tearing down what's left of the building Saturday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Elijah Chatman’s corresponding release made clear that this is Harbaugh tearing down the Giants’ defensive tackle position nearly to the studs.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Looking instead at velocity to see not how far, but how fast obesity is rising — or not — revealed rates that continue to climb in most low- and middle-income countries, but are flattening in most high-income countries and possibly declining in a few of those more prosperous places.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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In cultural sectors, especially, over-optimization risks flattening meaning.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The war film is also his sweetest, most tender effort to date, surprising given his penchant for emotionally pulverizing twists and turns.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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After pulverizing Gaza so relentlessly that a country founded in the shadow of the Holocaust was judged by experts as complicit in genocide, Israel’s military and intelligence apparatus also struck out elsewhere—Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Syria.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Ruinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinating. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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