grapevine

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Recent Examples of grapevine Unknown Marvin Gaye got it on during one Motown Christmas party Robinson hadn't heard through the grapevine about Marvin Gaye's talent when the undiscovered musician showed up at an early Motown Christmas party. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 The Upper Galilee Mountain range of Israel is 1,000 meters above sea level, and an ideal location for cultivating grapevines. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 News on the luxury grapevine lifted shares of Burberry and EssilorLuxottica yesterday amid speculation that two major industry deals are underway. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024 And in 2019, nine workers were sickened while removing unwanted shoots from grapevines inside a greenhouse, according to an OSHA report. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for grapevine
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Noun
  • Our fact-check sources Matt Reagan, Feb. 20, Phone interview with USA TODAY Thank you for supporting our journalism.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • That’s not to make mention of the Boston Red Sox, who completed their offseason with a three-year, $120 million agreement with Alex Bregman, a league source confirmed to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome on Wednesday.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His work has appeared in the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, U.S. News & World Report and other high-profile media outlets.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Six of those families found their relative’s name on the list the news outlets published.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But Tesla receives government assistance from numerous other avenues.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Last summer, the encampment site in the 39th Ward was cleared from the North Shore Channel between Foster and Bryn Mawr avenues.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025
  • When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Also, airlines regularly make changes to their routes.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Jacksonville: Monday's through Thursday's routes will run one day late.
    Joy Jackson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The eight-episode season is an origin story for the titular king, beginning with a flash forward to his showdown with Goliath (Martyn Ford) before rewinding to his days as a humble shepherd.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Carrie Underwood is set to remind people of her American Idol origin story ahead of getting behind the judging desk.
    Peter White, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump and the art of the deal The L.A. Times Special: California lawmakers propose banning sales from dog brokers in crackdown on puppy pipeline — Was this newsletter forwarded to you?
    Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tom Little | Reuters President Donald Trump promised to unleash U.S. energy dominance, but his sweeping executive order targeting wind power puts a pipeline of projects at risk that would generate enough electricity for millions of American homes.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025

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