as in to fork (over, out, or up)
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Two volunteers with the cycling advocacy group People for Mobility Justice handed out helmets and lights to everyone who took a bike.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026 -
Cogbill was also handing out wine club members-for-a-day cards so guests could get a 15 % discount plus a complimentary glass of wine.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Americans are paying more for food, fuel, housing, and healthcare, while government grows larger, less accountable, and less competent.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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More importantly, interactions with sycophantic chatbots impart all the wrong habits for navigating the world of human relationships, where friction, disagreement, boredom and different opinions than your own are prevalent.—
Cody Turner,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Plus the product imparts heat protection up to 420 degrees Fahrenheit—all at an affordable price point.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ahead, a food historian and a dairy expert dish out insights on how butter became one of the most important ingredients in the Badger State.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Trump isn’t the only person in his administration to dish out nasty comments.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The High Court in Ireland issued its warrant for Kinahan only forty-eight hours before he was arrested.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, the FAA issued special conditions for MagniX’s earlier engines, but has yet to grant the company crucial Part 33 type certification.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The case centers on Musk’s claim that OpenAI, Altman and Microsoft betrayed OpenAI's original mission as a nonprofit to benefit humanity by forming a for-profit entity in March 2019, 13 months after Musk left the OpenAI board.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Locals put up a glittery red, white and blue sign welcoming the royals on a road heading into town.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bigby played just nine minutes but put up a block and an assist on top of her first professional basket, a driving layup through contact.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Suya skewers arrive next, smoky, peanut-dusted, and impossibly tender.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The Royals kept India by tendering an $8 million contract last November to avoid arbitration.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pungle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungle%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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