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Enter Artturi Lehkonen, who swooped into the crease to clean up with Doughty still riding his back, remaining upright and curling the rebound around Forsberg’s right leg to finally light the tamp.—
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Threes while curling off screens or taking handoffs from teammates are routine for the NBA’s leading three-point shooter.— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Or they can be braised or cooked until the meat is falling off the bone in your slow cooker.— Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Where other straps have J-straps or hook straps that aren’t as secure at keeping your items from falling off, the ring hook ensures your personal items aren’t going anywhere.— Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
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News of his involvement comes following our story yesterday on McCarthy circling the project.— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Harris spent the morning circling the block waiting for news.— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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In the intervening months, Hollywood had suffered an actors’ strike, a writers’ strike, a spiraling production exodus and a content contraction precipitated by the economics of streaming and the rise of creators on media platforms like YouTube and TikTok.— Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
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From there, the fallout spreads quickly, spiraling into manipulation, resentment and power plays that ripple throughout the workplace.— Ryan Brennan April 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.— Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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Look to Hermès for a fresh take on jewelry styling by coiling a silk scarf around a pendant and pairing with a simple button-up and trousers.— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
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The numbers also highlight how Safonov is making cross claims or sweeping outside his box more than twice the rate Chevalier is, although the Frenchman is more adept with his feet, playing more passes, completing a higher rate.— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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The fire consumed the home before sweeping down the hill to devastate the next neighborhood.— Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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Lateral deformation and bowing can impact the placement and performance of fuel, and the monobloc construction of these tubes is designed to mitigate those issues.— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
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As a bowing line of storms sweeps into our area from the west Tuesday night, the main danger will be straight-line wind gusts of up to 60 mph.— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Curlicuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/curlicuing. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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