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Verb
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Shade cloths also reduce evaporation for plants that get stressed in hot, sunny climates by filtering about half the sunlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
In the second phase, nine women were eligible for multiple filtering cycles.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Launched in Cannes last year, the first instalment of the horror trilogy The Rule of Three recently wrapped and Protagonist will also be screening in Cannes the SXSW title Seekers of Infinite Love.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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But official screening guidelines, which play a major role in determining whether insurance will cover the cost of screening, often fail to pinpoint who is at risk.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Add ingredients to shaking tin and shake hard for 10 seconds then pour it directly into a rocks glass without straining.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some audience members shout callouts, but not loudly or consistently enough to register, leaving the cast awkwardly straining to acknowledge jokes that barely land.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieving. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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