as in to eke out
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The measure eked out a victory in the Senate, but only after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to cast a tiebreaking vote after three Republican senators—Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine—broke ranks and voted it down.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025 -
President Donald Trump eked out a narrow win to achieve his most significant legislative victory since returning to the White House with the Senate giving a thumbs up July 1 to his sweeping mega-bill.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Sure, who had recently survived a life-threatening illness, hinted that more revelations were forthcoming in his memoir.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The car sold at auction is one of nine built for filming, only two of which survived the production, according to Bonhams.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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The drier conditions are expected to last through Friday before more rain is in the weekend forecast.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The project has been in the works for four years, with construction lasting almost exactly two years.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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If in one conversation, my counterparts are wringing their hands over a sluggish economy, the next reveals how quickly artificial intelligence is revamping industries.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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For the first week after the Louisville child spelled G-L-A-D-I-O-L-U-S correctly, everyone from President Calvin Coolidge to the White House policeman to Louisville streetcar workers wanted to wring his hand in congratulations.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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This is not a retirement paradise that everyone can afford, however.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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None of these patients received the same protection from self-harm afforded other Coloradans.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Or even how the sky and its painterly clouds seem to carry on and on in perpetuity.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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Matlock worked with Iggy Pop and Johnny Thunders, while lifelong friends Jones and Cook attempted to carry on together as the Professionals, but struggled to find relevance in the MTV era.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that wrested distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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To rescue InGen from bankruptcy, Hammond’s nephew — Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), who wrested control of the company away from his uncle after the park debacle — wants to exploit the dinosaurs.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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