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noun

plural of slaver

as in salivas

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slaver

as in drools

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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In 2019, Glasgow University committed itself to alloting £20 million to reparative justice in response to a report that proved the university’s connections to Scottish slavers. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 In many different regions, groups seeking sanctuary from raids by slavers created new settlements during the 17th and 18th centuries. — Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026 The faceless head of a man bobbing in the water recalls the countless Africans who perished during the perilous journey due to disease, malnourishment, and abuse, whose bodies were thrown overboard by unscrupulous ship captains and slavers to schools of sharks. — James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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That shift matters because judgment, not technical execution, is becoming what separates a good analyst from a tool that just spits out answers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The most forceful argument to this end comes during a sequence in Hades, when Sinon (Elliot Page, giving the film’s best performance) essentially spits on Odysseus’s ethical and narrative framework for the world.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

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With El Niño ongoing, waters off San Diego this year are significantly warmer than normal for this time of year, with a buoy recently measuring 76 degrees and widespread measurements recorded elsewhere in the 70s.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Thousands of boaters, divers and snorkelers are expected to take to the South Florida waters for two days next week to catch their limit of spiny lobster.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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