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Adjective
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By agreeing that the reaction is a strident possibility, the next step of determining what to do about it is opened.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025 -
Lost on no one was the fact that Koch was in town—a rare visit, really—to accept the 2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, named in honor of the economist who was pretty strident in his opposition to tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The 16th annual Big Slick weekend publicly kicked off at The K with a raucous celebrity softball game, led by hosts Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis, Eric Stonestreet, David Koechner and Heidi Gardner — plus all of their closest friends.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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One of dancehall’s biggest stars who had collaborated with artists such as Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe, Buju Banton’s career came to a screeching halt in 2009 when he was arrested in Sarasota and convicted in 2011.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by damaging facilities and even jeopardizing employees' lives.—
Niki Jorgensen,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Baltimore deserves credit for stepping up and sending Tullis-Joyce the wrong way, particularly against a cacophonous backdrop of angry United fans behind that goal.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Five cast and crew members told TMZ that the supporting actor and the historically abrasive Oscar nominee, 66, were workshopping a spur-of-the-moment monologue when the latter allegedly used the slur.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Key Takeaways Seal your tile and grout at least once a year to prevent water, soap, and dirt from seeping in and making the surface hard to clean. Stick to gentle, non-acidic cleaners and avoid anything citrus-based or abrasive to protect both the tile surface and the sealant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Still to this day, seeing a sea of red robes walking in twos is jarring.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Lighting designer Richard Norwood’s overhead fluorescents shine a harsh glare on Bisa’s Victorian-esque costumes, with jarring buzzes from sound designer Rick Sims punctuating the sudden lighting changes.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The discordant note in the conversation was what to do next.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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His images are discordant — wild predators roaming concrete canyons.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Cawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cawing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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