as in to eke out
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Set in the aftermath of apocalypse, Postscript follows West, who’s been surviving for some time on a yacht with an unknowable Captain off the coast of what turns out to be New England.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Andrews was transported to a hospital for medical treatment and is expected to survive.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The paralytic effect typically lasts for four to six minutes.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The formula is lightweight and lasts all day,, especially when paired with one of the brand’s body creams (Brazilian Bum Bum is our favorite).—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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Gently squeeze out the excess water with your hands, but don't wring or twist the fabric.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2026
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Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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In the current environment, carried interest windfalls are increasingly rare, especially for firms that overpaid for companies during the runup in asset values afforded by the easy credit conditions that persisted until 2021.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nearly one in 12 people worldwide suffers from hunger, while one-third of the world’s population cannot afford a healthy diet.—
Reem Alabali Radovan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Honda has also generated a lot of buzz with its new CB1000F homage (below) to the beloved CB750F from the 1980s, and many of Harley-Davidson’s models carry on the looks and stance of models stretching back to the 1950s.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend, business leaders offered a mix of responses after federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, revealing yet again how one of America’s most powerful cohorts is — publicly, at least — carrying on with business as usual.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, a handful of libertarians attempted, with little success, to wrest control of the government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The rise of hip-hop and the films of Spike Lee in the late 1980s and early 1990s forced a revival of Malcolm X, a reclaiming of him by Black America, wrested from his historical framing by the white mainstream, which during his time did not love him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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