as in to eke out
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The indexes dropped from their highs throughout Wednesday’s session, but the S&P 500 managed to eke out a 0.01% gain, ending a four-day streak of losses.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The Chiefs 15-2 record this season is somewhat deceptive, eking out wins, with the team only going 8-9 against the spread, per Covers.com.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated these tariffs could push inflation up by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and provoking retaliatory measures from other countries.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mogen, Kernodle, Goncalves and two other women who survived lived at the off-campus home on Kings Road.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Though Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site, spokesperson Austin McDaniel said troopers do not believe the three skiers survived.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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The teenager’s strong Burnley accent meant his rendition made a lasting impression.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The eclipse will begin around midnight ET, with totality — when the Earth’s shadow fully covers the moon — lasting just over an hour, from 2:26 a.m. ET 3:32 a.m.—
Randi Richardson,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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That final act also sets the scene for an emotional catharsis of sorts that attempts to wring tears out of the audience, with an aggressive assist from Alan Silvestri’s hard-working score.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Another activist, Robby Starbuck, wrung concessions from corporations like Walmart and Target through pressure campaigns on social media.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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With just 28 beachfront and cliffside rooms, this hotel feels like the cooler, younger sibling to the original, affording guests access to all the amenities at the larger property.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Unlike industries that rapidly embrace AI for efficiency, public safety agencies cannot afford errors caused by AI hallucinations, misinterpretations, or system failures.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, aside from Ohio and another cancellation in Oklahoma City due to back injury, the tour has in fact not been ruined − carrying on as planned.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The card takes place at Arena CDMX and will be carried on ESPN2.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The big lifting comes in wresting that next great technology from the white coats and putting it on production lines, and doing so in a time period measured in units smaller than decades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
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Policymakers can endlessly debate giving or not giving the public certain benefits and services, but once people have become accustomed to a cheaper and easier way of doing things, trying to wrest that away tends to have immediate blowback, which at least some of the detractors seem to understand.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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