dash (off)

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  • While Black moviegoers made up the largest share at 38%, the film also attracted 26% Latino and 26% white audiences.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The company didn’t disclose the backers of the fund, but it is said to be in the $50 million range and is made up of a consortium of investors largely from outside the film world.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, after 28 years of conservation efforts, the first eaglet hatched without human intervention on Santa Cruz Island in 2006 — the first in over 50 years — and the population has grown since then, according to the National Park Service.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
  • FalconCam viewers can expect the first signs of hatching between May 29 and May 31.
    Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Dash (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dash%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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