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Verb
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The moment after Nate Dogg regulated, Gabriel Landeskog raised his arms to the Ball Arena roof and looked up in complete, utter relief.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026 -
Outside, Babb looked up at the castle as stone figures kept watch.—
Adam Fox,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The walls of Franca’s store were lined with unlabeled bins and drawers full of bits and bobs that looked like the world’s most disorganized hardware store.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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For this anniversary edition, the design team at Smythson looked at the Beatrix Potter archive for illustrations, sketches and prints, translating them into key pieces include Panama notebooks in blue, green and chalk, gold-stamped with character motifs.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Vegas’ unprecedented success The Golden Knights have reached the NHL’s final four for the fifth time in nine seasons, the most of any team since 2017.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Warriors last reached the state final four in 2024.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
Verb
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There were misgivings among the cast about signing on to something as common as (gasp) a reality-television program, but most of them revel in spending time — and money — with each other.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Trump and his allies began casting about for a primary challenger to Massie more than a year ago.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The lion skin is that of a lion hunted and killed by Ernest Hemingway.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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That’s why not eating matters, why getting eaten by bugs matter and why feeling psychologically like you’re being hunted by the other players matter.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Young grabbed onto Elijah’s hair to try to hang onto the moment.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Becerra blunder The first ad that grabbed my attention was a quick-turn by San José Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan (still stuck in single-digit polling numbers), who jumped on Xavier Becerra’s first major mess-up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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