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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Parents beg to have their kids placed in her class, and people are drawn to her magnetic personality.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Holness urged Jamaicans and well-wishers to pray that the hurricane does not hit the island directly.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Betsy prayed for him at the restaurant and sent him cards.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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With a soft hand brush or sponge, loosen dirt in a circular motion, moving across the wall from one side to the other, then moving down one line of tile and across.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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Also in the top with Tom is Toby, who makes a white-chocolate (gross) shell made to look like an orange with a chocolate-and-orange mousse with an Earl Grey sponge inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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But of course, novelists conjure and dream up the rest—Larette is someone who came to me way back in 2017, a woman who sang to her husband and whose life revolves around music, so that first few lines came easily.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Steven Spielberg can conjure a gripping plot out of thin air — however, for 1982'sThe Poltergeist, the screenwriter had plenty of material to work with.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The administration wasted little time in appealing the appeals court’s decision, imploring the Supreme Court to hear the case quickly and deliver a final ruling.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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With advocates and employees imploring San Jose to find a fresh voice for its beleaguered animal shelter, the city has chosen a new leader from outside its ranks to run the refuge long beset with accusations of mismanagement.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of its products, a stablecoin, owes its value to Binance, whose co-founder Changpeng Zhao is beseeching Trump to pardon him after a money laundering conviction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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