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Image Image Outside, a whiteboard listed who speared each sturgeon and their weights and lengths.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Packages of cucumbers—that had been either chopped, sliced, or speared—had initially been recalled last month amid fears they may be contaminated with the potentially deadly food poising bug.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The abolitionist Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was caned nearly to death on the floor of the Senate in 1856.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.—
Timothy Ryback,
TIME,
26 Apr. 2024
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Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2023
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Even before that, Trump has lashed out at Ukraine, blaming its leaders for Putin’s invasion and occupation of their country.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Teens are notorious for being unable to reconcile internal feelings of guilt and shame and, not knowing what to do with the discomfort, lashing out at an external source.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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Follow more of our reporting on Miami Beach Miami Beach Want to go clubbing in South Beach circa 1993?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The folks in attendance Monday at the century-old building on St. Paul’s Payne Avenue included Mayor Melvin Carter and Gov. Tim Walz, who took turns sledgehammering holes in the drywall to kick off a $10 million, top-to-bottom reinvention.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2024
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The move means the 7-foot Kiwi will be under contract for the next three seasons and signals that at a time when the game is becoming increasingly perimeter-oriented, the Pelicans will try to sledgehammer their way to wins.—
Christian Clark,
NOLA.com,
24 Nov. 2020
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Listen to this article A 58-year-old man was stabbed in the back of his shoulder and bitten on the top of his head while onboard an L train in Brooklyn, police said Friday.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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He is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Sledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sledge. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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