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Noun
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How many hotels make free lessons in language, hula, lei making, and ukulele a round-the-clock endeavor?—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026 -
Fifty-one years later, Three Days of the Condor offers business leaders lessons in individual resilience, creative problem solving in chaos and the value of transparency under pressure.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s made to lengthen, lift, and separate lashes without clumping, and comes in both soft black and rich brown.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Guerrero, with bat flips and loud lashes last October, has seemingly been impossible to retire on baseball’s biggest stage.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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On Friday, the league levied some serious punishments.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The parents also are concerned about whether discipline was issued fairly, claiming students from wealthy families or who are related to school employees received lenient punishments.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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“Talking-tos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking-tos. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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