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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The prevailing wind during the first series against the Chicago Cubs was blowing out toward right center field, but on Tuesday the wind was calmer.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even after blowing out Butler and the Warriors 112-86 at Kaseya Center on Tuesday night, Spoelstra and Heat players continued to dismiss any extra motivation generated from Butler’s return to Miami following last month’s trade to Golden State.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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We’re blown away by the seemingly endless number of discounts on popular brands like Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines, Vera Bradley, Kelly Clarkson Home, and Shark.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The online reaction is beyond anything Vale expected, and she's been completely blown away by the countless responses.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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JPMorgan economists recently raised their forecast for a U.S. and global recession to 60 percent, up from 40 percent following President Donald Trump's imposition of sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, including 104 percent tariffs on Chinese imports.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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In particular, President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from over 100 countries has raised alarms about potential adverse effects on the U.S. economy and consumer behavior.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Eye Cream tackles wrinkles, reduces dark circles, and even firms skin thanks to its skin-friendly formula that contains both pro-retinol and centella asiatica.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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In 1977 the populations of two villages…were slaughtered by troops following a confrontation between soldiers and local people in which two soldiers had been killed.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even so, most of those cows are slaughtered outside of Texas: Nebraska slaughters more than 20% , along with South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Gators, who won their first NCAA men’s championship title since 2007 and third overall, bested the Cougars by a razor-thin margin: 65-63.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the February primary, House bested Henyard, garnering 88% of the vote.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most of those minerals are currently buried beneath thick sheets of previously impenetrable ice.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Two to three weeks after burying the branch, check for new roots.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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