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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
pumped water from the well
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Recent Examples of pump
The rescue team was able to pump enough water out of the system for four miners to crawl out of the muddy abyss on Saturday, authorities said.
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Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 3 June 2026
It was pumped nearly 4,000 feet back down into the water, creating a second plume.
—Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Saudi Arabia is aggressively pumping oil through the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea.
—Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Based on a number of current and historical marketplace factors, Guideline expects sales to rise another 8% in 2026-27, with the addition of a Thanksgiving Eve game and the elimination of the overlapping Monday Night Football doubleheaders to pump another $65 million into the system.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 3 June 2026
It was pumped nearly 4,000 feet back down into the water, creating a second plume.
—Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Saudi Arabia is aggressively pumping oil through the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea.
—Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Based on a number of current and historical marketplace factors, Guideline expects sales to rise another 8% in 2026-27, with the addition of a Thanksgiving Eve game and the elimination of the overlapping Monday Night Football doubleheaders to pump another $65 million into the system.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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While the view from my balcony, overlooking yachts bobbing in the marina and Table Mountain further beyond, was lovely, nothing compares to the two-bedroom Cape Grace suite, with its panoramic perch over the mountain and harbor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Metallic cat-eye and chrome finishes give the effect of an ice-cold glass, while sheer jelly polishes look almost exactly like the paper-thin slice of lime bobbing in your drink.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Build a culture of intellectual accountability in which employees are expected to interrogate AI output rather than relay it.—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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On May 13, investigators with Dallas police traveled to Beeville, Texas, where Holloway is incarcerated, to get a DNA sample and interrogate him.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Surround the plants with well-draining soil.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Without the ability to point its solar arrays toward the Sun, the tumbling spacecraft likely drained its batteries within hours.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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Hulst kept hammering lap after lap through the second mile but still could not shake Serna.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Then stir or shake the solution until the sugar is completely dissolved.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Point guard Jalen Brunson has returned to sitting on the Knicks' bench since his knee was examined in the team's locker room.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The cost of silence First, the researchers examined direct defenses—the chemical and physical changes the plant undergoes to make its leaves less palatable for caterpillars and thus hamper their growth.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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In the summer of 2020, former Morgan Stanley trader Adam Crawley was wandering through Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, perfecting his qigong with a man called Master YanG, when a cold message on LinkedIn jerked him back to reality.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Don’t twist or jerk the tick, which can cause the mouth to break off in your skin.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Trump frequently questioned Joe Biden's fitness.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2026
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“Pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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