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as in veers
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog
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Piker’s endorsement of Mills deviates from other progressives who have thrown their support behind Platner.—
Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
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Essie’s Mint Candy Apple captures that creamy green-blue finish, while Essie's Turquoise and Caicos veers more sage-esque in color.— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, its approach often veers from intriguing to grating at times.— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Aeration can be done with a core aerator that punches shallow holes in the surface, or with a shovel or a rototiller that turns the soil more deeply.— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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The three eventually work out their differences but not before Edgar turns Miles’s proto-smart-home devices against him, cancels his credit cards, and forges a criminal record for him.— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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His point cuts to the core of what makes this different from anything a Cold War-era analyst would recognize.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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In the great marketing team at Warner Brothers, there’s a fantastic person there called Susie Shen who cuts the trailers.— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread.— Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sofi and Jordan rekindle friendships and more against a gorgeous backdrop as the pendulum swings between reconciliation and rupture.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Designed by renowned architect Peter Zumthor, the sculptural design is a 900-foot-long, horizontal, glass and concrete structure that curves and stretches along Hancock Park and across Wilshire Boulevard.— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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In another panel, a man and child walk away from the town along a railroad track that curves up and to the left, and then disappears.— Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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The film bows in Berlin’s Perspectives section.— Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Inside, surrounded by butter lamps and intricate iconography, even my skeptical husband bows before the Buddha.— Shunali Khullar Shroff, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2025
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As the vehicle circles the far side of the moon, communication back to Earth is expected to be blocked for about 40 minutes.— Brendan Byrne, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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On Deck 10, furniture upholstered in La Rumba circles the main pool and an outdoor bar.— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Sheers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sheers. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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