as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s
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Recent Examples of strung out
The central mysteries are strung out across the season’s eight episodes, as the agents pursue — but practically speaking, put off — answers.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Trump has absolute control over the running mate slot, and has strung out the process to maximize publicity and gin up interest in the Republican nomination.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Such weather particularly hampers the military that is strung out on multiple front lines by blunting the advantage of its air power, analysts said.
—Fox News, 7 May 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Trump has absolute control over the running mate slot, and has strung out the process to maximize publicity and gin up interest in the Republican nomination.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Such weather particularly hampers the military that is strung out on multiple front lines by blunting the advantage of its air power, analysts said.
—Fox News, 7 May 2024
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Using wiretaps and surveillance, in addition to search warrants, agents and officers recovered roughly 33 kilogram-sized packages of cocaine and more than 6 kilograms of fentanyl, eight loaded firearms and one imitation pistol, officials said.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a silencer and possession of a forged instrument in state court in Manhattan on Monday night, according to a court record.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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But forget ‘50’s Hollywood leading men in simple white ripped tops.Alex Badia, WWD, 25 June 2024
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Federal regulators predict strong economic growth and a more robust job market in 2025, along with higher inflation.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nurses with geriatric experience are in especially high demand; however, there is an evident shortage in healthcare support roles on the whole.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
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There is no wasted movement, and virtually everything seems to have a purpose.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Abel, being the dominant bird, took the pre-bent hooked wire for himself, leaving Betty with only a straight piece.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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By replacing its feet with hooked end effectors and employing advanced reinforcement learning techniques, the robot can now ascend ladders at various angles with a 90% success rate.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
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Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.BYNicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
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There are nicotine substitutes for the truly addicted, which help users inhale fewer damaging byproducts.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Multiple studies have reported that adolescents with ADHD are more likely to become addicted to Facebook or Twitter.Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
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