as in frustrates
to prevent from achieving a goal finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio
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Start with the room that frustrates you most, identify what’s creating clutter and look for a single piece of furniture that solves two problems at once.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
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The person at the cash register has to stop helping other customers to try and track down the booth owner, which holds up the line and frustrates everybody.— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
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This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sam Houston comeback thwarts Irving Arlington Sam Houston scored three unanswered goals after trailing 2-0 in the first half against Irving on Friday night.— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
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Unless her future self thwarts the plan, Steiner will mail a copy of Empty Chair to her estranged relative in hopes of reconciliation.— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
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On the back of four Premier League defeats in a row and a squad pockmarked by injuries, some kind of change was required.— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Al Gore defeats George W Bush to become the 42nd President of the United States.— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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