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as in nail-biters
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as in blowouts
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Noun
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The Music Box continues its series celebrating nail-biters centered on prison breaks.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Key said Kentucky has been in enough nail-biters under Brooks that the players have learned to handle those challenges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The incident is the latest in a string of close calls involving commercial aircraft that have drawn scrutiny from federal regulators and lawmakers.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Most of the close calls that happen every year involve small planes that don’t have those systems, but the Federal Aviation Administration couldn’t immediately provide a number for how many happen annually.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Designed with blowouts in mind, this styling cream takes smooth hair seriously.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some categories were neck-and-neck, while others were absolute blowouts.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Villa rely on its revenue to push their limits, so going another year on the outside will mean player sales, budget cuts and very, very close shaves with financial sanctions.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Torreys are accustomed to, pun intended, close shaves.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Southeast Alaska, largely encompassed by a temperate rainforest, is no stranger to landslides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Yakusho, 70, has been a defining presence in Japanese cinema for four decades, working across crime thrillers, historical epics, and international co-productions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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The former is right up the alley of fans of supernatural thrillers, while the latter pulls back the curtain on the invention of reality TV.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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His 347 total coaching victories still are the most in NFL history.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kelly’s debut romps with the animal, real and imagined, exploring love and wounding through the animal-nature of our feelings, the precarious past and present of our human lives.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Squeakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeakers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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