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Add in a high lottery pick (don’t worry, Raptors fans, Ingram isn’t good enough or healthy enough to mess that up), and their top six salaries alone will push the team to the tax line for a squad that on paper will be fighting for the Play-In.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025 -
Almost all these variants messed a little too much with the careful balance of simplicity, readability, reasoning, and luck that made the original Minesweeper so addictive.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
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And yet even within Lazar’s family, the fire jumbled plans.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sending even slightly wrong signals to a patient’s brain would leave them feeling jumbled and confused.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tweaking/changing systems may show adaptability, but also muddled thinking.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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In a tall glass, gently muddle an additional three to five mint leaves.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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But mimicking this behavior and expecting similar results could set young adults up for disappointment or disordered eating habits.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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Research suggests that time spent on social networking sites is associated with body image issues, self-harm, and disordered eating in children and teens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.—
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
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Prevent Loss And Damage Photos fade and discolor over time.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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These ingredients can discolor the uppers, change the texture, strip the finish, or otherwise damage the material.—
Theresa Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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