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Noun
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Our party waited 10 minutes to be seated and was served wine shortly thereafter, but the food came out at a snail’s pace.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026 -
The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trumpet creeper can grow to 35 feet and blooms best in full sun.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Directed by John Hughes, the movie stars Matthew Broderick in the titular role of a high school slacker who plays hooky with his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara).—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Be sure that the rear lure always has a hook, as the bass typically key in on the ‘straggler’ when attacking a ball of bait.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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This spring, Brood II stragglers will emerge between late April and May in states like Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, and North Carolina, according to a map from the University of Connecticut.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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Grooming and health care were the two laggards of the portfolio.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cyclical shares such as autos, banks and industrials were also among the biggest laggards.—
Levin Stamm,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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These creepy crawlers cause itchy bites and are hard to kill.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Clock-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock-watcher. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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