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Verb
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The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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According to projections from the 2025 Trustees Report, the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust fund is expected to become insolvent by 2033.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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Uncle Sam, by any accounting standard, is insolvent.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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Splash News and Pictures was also sent bankrupt in both Britain and America, in part driven by a privacy lawsuit filed by Meghan and Harry over photos of Meghan carrying her baby, Prince Archie, in a public park in Canada.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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