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He's rubbed elbows with corporate executives who are interested in Pennsylvania as a data center destination and thrust Pennsylvania into competition for billions of dollars being spent on manufacturing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
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Eventually, he was thrust into a starting safety role during the 2021 playoffs due to injury.—
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Projects will be judged on several criteria, including the project’s creativity and the use of tested and accurate AI.—
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Every batch of ice cream, even those with tested and confirmed recipes, requires a lot of tasting and adjusting.—
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Harge Aird in Carol (2015) God forbid two closeted lesbians have a little fun (okay, emotionally tortured and clandestine fun, but still) without some man coming along to ruin it!—
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Travis Kelce is a poet — but certainly not a tortured one.—
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With a merciless 56-22 thumping of Oregon in the Peach Bowl, the Hoosiers punched their ticket to their first national championship game appearance in program history.—
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
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The Eagles’ inconsistency is all about their offense, which retains the talent that won the Super Bowl last year, but has frustrated fans for most of the season.—
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One late-night scene between Agnes and Will is hard to watch, dramatizing the profound distance between her earthbound herbalist mother and his drunk and frustrated writer.—
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Manette poked fun at his famous recliner For over 35 years, Curt has settled into the same teal Bradington Young recliner to eat, watch TV and work out football plays.—
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Fox grabbed Vanderbilt to walk him away, but the Lakers forward poked Sochan in the face with his left index finger.—
Adjective
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Hernandez, Espina and Napoles are all charged with home invasion robbery with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated battery, court records show.—
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Stroud was charged with home invasion and robbery and aggravated battery, the arrest report stated.—
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The Broncos beat up, bruised, harassed and downright punished Herbert from the start.—
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Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.—
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“Pinpricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpricked. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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