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Noun
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The entrepreneur and lifestyle icon has built a career out of creating and celebrating beautiful things, but a killer instinct for business is why her career has far outpaced the men’s around her.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026 -
During the third, his killer instinct shifted focus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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There was more spirit, resilience and fight against Roberto De Zerbi’s side than Wolves had displayed in the second half of the 4-0 defeat at West Ham and almost the entirety of the 3-0 reverse at Leeds United.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The yarns of Joe Turner interweave gradually, everyday chit-chat, bargaining, and flirtation interlocking over time with threads of mysticism — both the ghosts of a brutal history and the ancestral spirits that stand protective and defiant like a phalanx of angels with shining swords.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To create a smoother, creamier product, many commercial oat milk products use amylase enzymes, which break down the starch in oats into simpler sugars, like maltose.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, researchers in southern Oregon found starch granules that reveal how Native Americans processed food thousands of years ago.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hard work, vision, grit all got her there.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia embodied the grit of a city on Friday night.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Overambitiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overambitiousness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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