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Instead, our aim is to dive a little bit deeper into a very particular reaction to this event that some are displaying online: celebratory mockery.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Trump and Vance thrive on spectacle and mockery, while Zelensky continues to focus on survival and resilience.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Then telling the group that at 14:15, strike drones on target, adding this is when the first bombs will definitely drop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Hegseth, according to Goldberg's reporting, was the individual in the chat who shared the attack plans, including information about targets, timing and weapons.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Investigators searched a spot northwest of the Slade Avenue boat launch, then a diver found the license plate matching the one registered to the victim’s 1980 Toyota Celica, police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The actor, who stars in this weekend’s upcoming wide release, Snow White, has become a lightning rod of a figure amid the Israel-Gaza conflict as she’s outspoken in support of her home country.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sinclair has long been a lightning rod of controversy in the field because of that defiance—among other things.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Maybe instead of rats the cartoon should show sitting ducks.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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To the Mach 4 missiles, capable of taking out jets maneuvering at high speed , a Shahed is a sitting duck.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lures are used to catch fish in lakes, rivers and streams by mimicking natural prey.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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An After-Mating Meal All octopuses are venomous, with the majority of these cephalopods using their venom to fend off their predators or to immobilize their prey.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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Burlington police announced at the 2023 press conference that DNA evidence pulled from the cigarette butt found near Curran’s body matched William DeRoos.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a touching subplot for the clumsy, muted Dopey (Andrew Barth Feldman), who’s regularly the butt of the other dwarfs’ jokes.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Dallas Mavericks already were the laughingstock of the NBA after trading superstar guard Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Goff’s staggering career revival — from middling starter on an 0-8-1 team to MVP candidate for one that’s 41-21 since, including the playoffs — mirrors the organization’s rise from league laughingstock to Super Bowl contender.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Pilgarlic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgarlic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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