as in to fork (over, out, or up)
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His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
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Jiang serves as the head of the main competition jury at the Beijing fest, which will hand out its Tiantan Awards on Saturday evening.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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Werner heard that one of her scholarships—which had been administered by the center—was being eliminated, sending her into a panic about how to pay for school.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Federal investigators ultimately found that its officers use excessive force, discriminate against Black people, conduct stops and searches without probable cause, and arrest people purely for not having the money to pay fines.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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The amount of taxpayer funding is identical to that devoted to the Buffalo Bills stadium, and falls short of what government is dishing out for a new Tennessee Titans‘ home.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Reece Beekman dished out a career-high 10 assists in his second career start.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Japanese Pink variety have colorful leaf bases that impart an ornamental touch to this nutritious green.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The recent assaults by the Trump administration on American colleges and universities were exemplified by the demands issued to Harvard University in an April 11 letter.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
19 Apr. 2025
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The total number of student visas issued peaked in 2015, when nearly 1 million visas were approved.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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But Canales said both benefited from playing in the SEC, especially their matchups last season with LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, drafted by New England with the No. 4 pick.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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However, some of the latter selections in our list would benefit from being viewed through a pair of binoculars, or a telescope, to bring out their true beauty.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Around five years ago, William Roth Martin doled out nearly $8.8 million for a 117-year-old mansion in San Francisco’s affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood, just minutes from Lafayette Park and bustling Fillmore Street.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2025
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Metro Denver school districts — flush with COVID-19 relief money — doled out larger teacher raises after students returned to classrooms during the pandemic amid widespread staff shortages.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2025
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From crunchy, raw veggies like red cabbage and cucumber are shaved thinly to tender little gems and snap peas, everything is tossed in a creamy buttermilk and Dijon dressing.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pungle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungle%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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