as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors outlined the evidence against Hisham Abugharbieh in a motion for his pretrial detention, filed Saturday.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The company’s adherence to reserve studies and balances supporting the HOASnapshot reviews would protect them from litigation should an HOA file suit over an unflattering report, Brady said.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hungry guests in tuxedos filed into a nearby 7-Eleven.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors outlined the evidence against Hisham Abugharbieh in a motion for his pretrial detention, filed Saturday.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
But Khanna’s reasoning—essentially, that the intense public interest in the files demands transparency and that the American public can be trusted to be judicious with unverified claims therein—is not very convincing.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The company’s adherence to reserve studies and balances supporting the HOASnapshot reviews would protect them from litigation should an HOA file suit over an unflattering report, Brady said.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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In Virginia, another 50 GW of data center projects sit active in the queue.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Mystery on the Backlot experience bogged down as fans waited in massive queues for the Big Reveal finale that seemed to happen every 20 to 30 minutes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Either could be a key for Vance Joseph and defensive line coach Jamar Cain as soon as this fall or either could be insurance while veteran players chew up almost all of the snaps in Denver’s regular rotation.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Smart later saved a 3-point miss from James, and forced his way to the free-throw line for a pair on a second-chance attempt.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
Miami Herald Staff Reports,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shaw’s columns, exclusive to the Tribune, appear the last Monday of each month.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Robinson told the Pioneer Press that a similar crime pattern has been happening concurrently in the neighboring communities of Winnetka and Skokie, which reported a string of overnight car burglaries just last month.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Still, the past decade has seen a string of new-agey boutique hotels populating the seaside town’s western shores, signaling a new awakening for this slice of France’s western coastline.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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After their Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Atletico Madrid — a title which had been the squad’s main objective — all that is left for Flick’s side now is to seemingly wait to be crowned champions of Spain for a second year in a row.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Wendy Naugle Tory Burch is known for her eponymous fashion line, which brings some of the hottest celebs to the front row during fashion week.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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