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Noun
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The dome atop Ford Field removes weather as a variable and makes this pick more cut-and-dried than the other three this weekend.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025 -
After a Russian missile blast shattered its windows, doors and glass dome in 2022, the WMF enlisted the U.S. State Department to help restore the building, with assistance from local government agencies.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Today, brain rot reflects a worry that consuming the internet's endless waves of memes and video clips, especially on social media, might numb one's noggin.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Dec. 2024
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No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Dec. 2024
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Guests can expect dishes like Croque Madame with ham, gruyere, egg and bechamel, country pate, and duck confit with radicchio, apples, pumpkin seeds, dates topped with a vinaigrette.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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The menu includes dishes such as toast and tinned fish, pate de campagne with grainy mustard and cornichons, and Siberian caviar service with crème fraiche, chives, and potato chips.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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For the next eight months, Isabella was in and out of the hospital and underwent two follow-up surgeries to clean out an infection around the surgical site and replace part of her skull with a titanium mesh plate.—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The surgery, called a pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade, is commonly performed to fix retina tears or detachments by replacing part of the vitreous fluid inside the eye with air, thereby allowing the eye to maintain its shape in your skull after a portion has been removed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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This indicates that the bones were gathered over multiple generations—perhaps six to eight—before being placed in the heap at the possible rate, on average, of one cranium every decade or so.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Add seasonings, beans and vegetables and cook until heated through.—
Kelly Brant,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Then remove a cup or two of the beans to mash and return to the pot to serve with cornbread.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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It’s also formulated to balance the natural oils on your scalp, which can inject some life into your roots and give your hair some nice body.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, what serves as protection for Black hair can be harmful for looser curls, straight hair, and oily scalps.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Occiput.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occiput. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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