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Noun
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One guy simply voted for his fellow castaways in alphabetical order.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026 -
With Piggy as the ideas man, thinking through issues like sanitation and proposing a signal fire to aid rescue efforts, Ralph uses his constituents’ goodwill to implement an ad-hoc social democracy that cares for even the youngest and weakest castaways.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 May 2026
Noun
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That specific recruitment offer appeared on pamphlets distributed at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, according to Bloomberg.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Guide booklets are available at the park's visitor centers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Meanwhile, resistance to AI applications is growing in the world’s second-largest economy as worker fears of mass job culls rise.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Livestock breeders, who have seen their flocks decimated by mass culls due to an outbreak of sheep and goat pox, have joined the protests, which began in November.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Find files without digging through folders One of the most practical uses is asking Claude to locate files on the computer, such as screenshots, PDFs, notes, decks, receipts, spreadsheets, or templates.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, moments after the apology, Navarro used yellow file folders to conceal the silver handcuffs that corrections officers placed on her wrists.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the last seconds, West Ham’s Declan Rice, an elite English midfielder who would go on to sign a record-breaking contract a year later with Arsenal for £105 million, tied the match with a thumping shot that exploded into the Kidderminster goal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters' double comeback bout Saturday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Look in seed catalogs and on seed packets for downy mildew resistance.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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HarbourView’s entertainment investments to date have focused on film, TV and music catalogs, including those of Kelly Clarkson, George Benson, Luis Fonsi, Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, and others.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Throwaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaways. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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