as in approached
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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As the victim was leaving her Surprise home to attend a soccer game with her three children, Headrick approached her with a metal bar and forced the family back inside, prosecutors said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025 -
She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, El's closed for nine months for a major renovation—a change that initially worried longtime regulars.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City once had an extensive streetcar system with miles and miles of lines that ran through the city, into its neighborhoods and across the state line, but the last line closed in 1957 as the city made way for the automobile.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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That location was previously home to 1840 Brewing, which closed in June after nearly eight years of business.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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To determine the rankings, GOBankingRates drew on data from several sources, including Zillow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve, and weighted the rankings to produce an overall score that reflects both affordability and livability.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lockhart said Patterson’s paintings drew on her experiences on visits to Ireland’s Aran Islands between 1960 and 1989 and captured the quiet moments of individual lives.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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But the Sixers came up with a defensive stop, and that allowed Philadelphia to win its regular-season opener.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the views kept climbing and the clip neared one million views, Natasha decided to record her dad’s reaction.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Thousands more converged on the DoCo corridor with a growing sense of anticipation as game time neared.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Bellied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellied%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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