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Verb
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Initially, the Tahoe slowed, but then sped away, reaching speeds of 80 mph in a 35 mph zone.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026 -
The air was warm and breezy as Martin Lisius sped northeast on Texas 25, near Archer City, in his Acura MDX.—
Emily Holshouser
May 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Verb
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On Saturday, Witt sprinted around the basepaths for an inside-the-park homer against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Breakker sprinted up the ropes and barely hit a mistimed Frankensteiner for another nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Over the course of May 9 and 10, scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked around the clock to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Andes hantavirus, which has sickened at least 10 and killed three people who sailed on board the MV Hondius.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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On the rush, Keller controlled the loose puck just inside the left circle and flicked a shot off the back post into the net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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National Bureau of Investigation agents tried to serve the ICC arrest warrant, but dela Rosa darted toward a narrow stairway into the Senate plenary hall and sought the help of allied senators, who took him into protective custody.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Prince Harry and Meghan hugged, twirled, dipped and danced across the frames taken during their first dance as a married couple, and the shots showed off new angles of her royal reception dress for the first time.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Witnesses recorded the ensuing chaos, one saying the shooter danced on Dustin's body after shooting him.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Mats Zuccarello took a shot from the left point that went off Toews and fluttered towards the net.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Homemade fan art of Jacks, the series’s love interest, fluttered out of a collector’s-edition case.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Zinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinged. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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