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One image in the series captures the deep release of the springs: a young woman in the water with her back to the camera, her hair wet and slick down her back, while her male companion dunks his head back, only his face visible, upturned to the sky above.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Then Alex Condon had a putback and Alijah Martin had a steal and dunk as UF went on a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 42-28.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Rioux can dunk without leaving his feet and has a nearly unstoppable hook shot.
—Mark Long, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
Carter quickly became one of the most electrifying stars in the NBA with his impressive dunking ability not seen since the days of Dominique Wilkins.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Then Alex Condon had a putback and Alijah Martin had a steal and dunk as UF went on a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 42-28.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Rioux can dunk without leaving his feet and has a nearly unstoppable hook shot.
—Mark Long, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
Carter quickly became one of the most electrifying stars in the NBA with his impressive dunking ability not seen since the days of Dominique Wilkins.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Temperatures were expected to dip below 30 degrees Fahrenheit and into the mid-20s overnight, a dramatic plunge from temperatures that were in the 50s and 60s in nearly all of the affected areas earlier on Friday.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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In addition, the data shows that gift giving could harm financial stability, with 10% of respondents likely to dip into some of their emergency savings to buy holiday gifts this year.Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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The 20th species was the wild turkey, which ducked under vehicle barriers 28 of the 32 times it was observed there, but went 0-for-46 at the small openings cut into border wall segments and rarely even approached the wall segments with 4-inch slots between posts.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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The staffer can be seen ducking inside a back room, then reappearing and shaking hands with someone, presumably Payne, inside the elevator.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The team fully immersed themselves in the island traditions and the use of Samoan and Pacific Islander language.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, we were both deeply immersed in this building of a social impact organization and all the trials and tribulations shared through that on a daily basis.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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