as in coarse
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Using coarse textiles like neoprene, felt and faux fur, each item was crafted with three-dimensional elements, producing garments that took up physical space—whether or not their intention was to remain truthful to the natural curves of the body.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Memoir Dayspring Anthony Oliveira And the Word became flesh: coarse hair, crooked smile, the taste of salt on his clavicle.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
5 Mar. 2025
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Amid rising trade tensions, there was a broad risk-off decline across all markets, but, as Powell noted, the crypto market has been hit the hardest.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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OpenAI said the new model features a broader knowledge base, better emotional intelligence and improved contextual understanding, and supposedly has fewer hallucinations— referring to when AI models produce inaccurate or misleading results.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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These soon-to-be delicacies are made with pretzel-style King’s Hawaiian Slider Buns for a sweet and salty flavor combination.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the combination of sweet and salty is heavenly—and everyone who’s tried it so far confirms this!—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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The choreography and lyrics were notably suggestive, and were re-examined when allegations against Kelly came to light in 2019.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The latest: Photos and videos posted to Facebook, Reddit and other sites showed the Patriots Place sign displaying non-explicit cartoon images of anthropomorphic dogs, a cat and one very suggestive purple wolf on a rainbow background.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Southern matriarch paired the oversized dress with a bright blue silk scarf tied over her shoulders, adding tropical flare to her preppy aesthetic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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When the dress first came out, the split was about 50/50 for blue and black versus white and gold, said Conway.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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But unseen, in underground pipelines that cut through vast fields of barley, flows about $5 billion annually worth of Canadian crude oil and natural gas, most of it from Alberta.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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The United States imports crude oil from Canada, specifically the Alberta oil sands.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, her best friend Brett (Ben Rappaport), a landscaper by trade, is adjusting to life as a single dad after his wife’s salacious affair.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The film doesn’t get into any of the more salacious rumors about the band.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
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Two major developments in the mid-1800s showed why impure water is dangerous.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Coarse-grained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse-grained. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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