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Noun
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The Maui flip-flops target key pressure points on the sole of the foot to help evenly distribute weight and reduce stress, while the wide toe post is designed to minimize pinching and blisters.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
13 June 2026 -
The penny pinching doesn’t exactly translate with the NBA, a players’ league and one where market size to elevate brand is difficult in Portland.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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This battery system will enable up to 12 hours of silent scientific operations powered entirely by batteries, reducing both emissions and underwater noise that can interfere with sensitive marine research.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The Nazis wanted their victims to see only fear, deprivation and survival.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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If hair loss is related to sleep deprivation, nutritional deficiency, or stress, those issues will need to be addressed.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
9 June 2026
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The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The idea of shooting a tester episode before committing to paying for an entire season is back in vogue during these belt-tightening times.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Opponents argue the policy is shrinking the city’s restaurant workforce by forcing belt-tightening and putting establishments out of business.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Straitening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitening. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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