as in to nose out
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With his occasionally brusque manner, his maniacal secrecy about team selection and his refusal to explain his tactical decisions, Luis Enrique put a few noses out of joint in the French media.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Shelving the movie put noses out of joint with talks of a potential tax write-down.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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When my bike tire blew out on a rural road, three strangers stopped within minutes to help.—
Carter Popkin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since celebrating with the Stanley Cup in a D.C. fountain and blowing out the candles on his 33rd birthday cake, he’s scored another 281 goals and now sits six shy of breaking Gretzky’s record.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The White Lotus Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer Quits After Having 'Last Fight' with Show Creator Mike White Fans were blown away by the actor's seemingly unknown talent and had thoughts.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But a thunderstorm that brought intense wind and rain swept through the nation's capital Monday night, blowing away many of the blossoms and cutting short the spring spectacle that millions gather to see in D.C. every year.—
Lisa Thomson,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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Storms are expected to fire up within the next few hours and sweep across the watch area through the evening.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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There are many ways to skin this particular cat, mind you.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But in our solar system, there’s more than one way to skin a planet.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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Instead, hundreds of Russian commandos were slaughtered at Moshchun by a ragged mix of Ukrainian troops, policemen, national guardsmen and regular civilians, some of them armed with nothing more than hand grenades and hunting rifles.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Birds are dying off — or they're slaughtered — by the thousands.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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This new limo matches it, and bests it on nearly every level, even before the sound-insulating materials and traditional appointments are loaded into it.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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To get Beers, OU reportedly bested UConn and other powerhouse programs.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Play defense straight up and Bueckers will bury them.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
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The structure is made of opus reticulatum—bricks laid in a diamond pattern—and contains a volcanic rock called tuff: details suggesting high status individuals were buried here, as Artnet News’ Richard Whiddington reports.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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