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as in retreating
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as in discarding
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Glaciers all over the world -- especially in Antarctica -- are also retreating at a rapid pace, recent research shows.—
ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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The alarmed father then began retreating while shouting for their daughter to drive away.— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Gaff agreed, and ultimately sampled a few flavors while discarding each piece of gum into small cups with lids, the outlet reported.— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth.— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Area rivers are all on a very gradual, downward trend but many will still be at the flood stage when Thursday’s system rolls through, according to King, who added that the rain will likely slow, if not halt those receding levels.— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Flooding is worsening in parts of Michigan on Friday, with rivers still rising in some parts and receding in others.— Terrance Friday, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Thompson was physically and vocally imposing as the curse-flinging Bonze.— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
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The Wolverines danced their way off the floor, Mara flinging a towel around his head.— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Presumably, the prospect of raking in another nine figures should go a long way toward dispelling any fears of overloading the tryptophan-adjacent stretch of the NFL calendar.— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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This movie, based on a real-life 1940s women's professional baseball team, was ahead of its time in dispelling gender stereotypes.— Karen Cicero, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
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Fillman and his diving instructor tapped into their survival instincts by dumping their heavy diving gear and tanks and tying themselves together with their remaining gear to prevent them from drifting apart.— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Polls show voters give him poor marks on the issue and are leaning toward dumping his Republican allies in the forthcoming midterm congressional elections.— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City is ditching a city code that long required new development to include a certain amount of parking space, which helped turn a significant portion of the city’s usable land into surface-level parking lots.— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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The video comes just days after Hudson pulled off a subtle hair transformation, ditching her boho waves for something sleeker.— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Looking toward the horizon, the American backyard is undergoing a radical transformation, shedding the high-maintenance, rigid aesthetics of the past in favor of something far more soulful and secluded.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Natasha Lyonne is shedding light on the circumstances that led to her being escorted off a recent flight to NYC and what happened after.— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Distancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/distancing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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