as in speck
a very small piece
news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles
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as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water dribbling over the lip of the fountain
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter
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Recent Examples of dribble
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues?
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Brooklyn got possession and Dennis Schröder dribbled out the clock, ending the team’s difficult three-game road trip on a high note.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In one of his worst games as a Laker, Davis scored just eight points on three-for-14 shooting, routinely getting beaten off the dribble by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues?
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
After a medical reevaluation Thursday, Ball was able to remove his wrist splint and was scheduled to return to dribbling Tuesday.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Brooklyn got possession and Dennis Schröder dribbled out the clock, ending the team’s difficult three-game road trip on a high note.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
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There were also no visible specks of spices like the Shamrock nog.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But a break in the case finally came in 2002 when the Contra Costa County forensic lab matched DNA in Kemp’s hair with the genetic makeup of a speck of blood found on one of Wiltsey’s fingernails.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Afterward, the result was a mixture of rockrose leaves dripping with labdanum, a sticky resin, that the scientists used to haft arrowheads to wood in a type of makeshift spear.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Santa Belly Doughnut: An unglazed doughnut filled with white cream, dripped in red icing, piped with a black chocolate Santa belt and topped with a belt buckle.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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The nuclear-capable missile was fired from the southern Chinese province of Hainan and its dummy warhead splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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There had been speculation that the blanket ban was due to India wanting to train amid secrecy amid the local tabloid newspaper splashing 'lockdown' headlines as if a lunatic was waving a gun around the WACA.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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But the saucier iterations are what viewers are drooling over on TikTok.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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If ingested in large amounts, the sap can cause vomiting, drooling or diarrhea.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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As on Android, the bulk of the app data is deleted to free up space, with key bits of information kept on your phone.David Nield, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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This understandable bit of gamesmanship has unintended consequences.Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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Our team coach would pass by all those terraced houses in Moss Side, a setting that gets the juices flowing.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Courtesy of Elad Group The dining area flows to the backyard.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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And make sure to wash your hands frequently with soap and water.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The New York Yankees need to trade for Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker and wash their Juan Soto blues away.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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This was a bad idea; listening to a couple of AI bots mindlessly spitting out empty observations while mimicking the tempo of human speech is a soul-destroying experience.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Dribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribble. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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