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Restaurants close all the time around here, so much so that rounding up these closings is a regular feature in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026 -
For the Hulls and their neighbors, the work continues — rounding up cattle, repairing what can be saved and relying on a community that showed up without being asked.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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Residents, businesses and organizations are also invited to participate in the department’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline awareness campaign by picking up a 988 yard sign at the county office at 2170 Point Blvd.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Hukporti barely had time to settle in before picking up three fouls in just under four minutes.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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This includes the cost of acquiring lands, construction costs, preconstruction engineering and design, construction management and contingencies, according to the plan.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Shein is officially on the path to acquiring Everlane, both companies have just confirmed, after much industry speculation.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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As the Celtics were salting away a 136-107 waxing of the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night that featured standout performances from Josh Minott and Neemias Queta, Mazzulla took both players to task for blowing defensive assignments.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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With seven minutes left, the hosts had run for 200 yards while killing the clock and salting away a 19-point lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Scraping (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28together%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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