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Verb
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Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Caleb Foster thumbed over his shoulder to move Cam Boozer.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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There, he gradually gets caught up in the criminal underworld that hijacked the country’s privatization following the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The defense has argued that the plot to arrest Moïse was ultimately hijacked and he was killed by his own security forces, not the Colombian commandos hired by CTU’s partners.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors said Hague hitchhiked to Anchorage the day after he was interviewed by troopers.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The two often hitchhiked home for the weekend.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Men who were never married were about 70% more likely to develop cancer than those who were hitched, while women who never married were about 85% more likely to develop cancer than their married or previously married counterparts.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Stowed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowed%20away. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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