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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
This started with some truly baroque partisan speculation; on Dec. 11, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) cadged himself some airtime on Fox News by claiming that his home state was under attack from Iran.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … 'DON’T DO IT' – 'The View' host begs music legend to snub Trump's Kennedy Center honor.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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His home run in Milwaukee last October likely kept him in a Mets uniform this season, with the fans begging the club to sign their homegrown hero.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Prayer Fellowship meets in the chapel at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays to pray for individuals and community needs.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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After the site was captured by Israel from Jordan in a 1967 war, the sensitive holy site was opened to both Muslim and Jewish visitors, but Jewish visitors are not allowed to pray there.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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While the sponging industry has diminished over the years (largely because most modern-day consumers use artificial versions for dish scrubbing and housecleaning), there’s still a considerable market for the natural ones, especially in Europe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
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Use a damp soft brush, cloth, or sponge to scrub the surface, removing stains without scratching the glass.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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The poem conjures up images of a family dinner being prepared, the orchard itself wrapped in the comforting hum of bees, the chattering of young girls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Generators can conjure up pristine audio/visual displays of things that a video studio or music label wouldn’t waste money to produce, like a hi-fi country song about queefing and corncob masturbation.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
14 Aug. 2025
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CeeDee Lamb took it a step further with a tweet deriding the pomp and circumstance surrounding the negotiations and imploring the Cowboys to sign Parsons.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new website that implores U.S. citizens to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement and help the Trump administration‘s mass deportation efforts.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
29 July 2025
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And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 July 2025
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Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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