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Adjective
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Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises was bankrupt and facing oblivion when it was rescued by luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent, which bought the 602-passenger Crystal Symphony (and 740-passenger Crystal Serenity) and relaunched the brand.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025 -
The company grew rapidly and eventually built a team of 60 employees, but financial problems set in and despite radical restructuring, the Swedish courts declared the company bankrupt early last year.—
Paul Ridden
June 17,
New Atlas,
17 June 2025
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
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“Kerflooey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerflooey. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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