1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work
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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings
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Recent Examples of bleed
When police arrived, Williams was bleeding from the face, and a person at the scene said she was involved in the altercation, Evanston police said.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Coltrane puts pressure on the wound so the young man doesn’t bleed out.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Tampons and pads also are limited in many prisons, and Sellars said some women are left with no choice but to openly bleed.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Warm water can make fabrics shed fibers, bleed dye or fade, and slowly (or dramatically) shrink.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Coltrane puts pressure on the wound so the young man doesn’t bleed out.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Tampons and pads also are limited in many prisons, and Sellars said some women are left with no choice but to openly bleed.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Warm water can make fabrics shed fibers, bleed dye or fade, and slowly (or dramatically) shrink.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
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Sixty years later, young Alma Singer begins searching for the writer of her mother’s favorite book, hoping to bring romance to her grieving parent.
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The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
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Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
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Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
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Conwell drained a three on his first shot but then missed six in a row, before hitting another three late in the third quarter.
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The promotion dropped on Monday, June 29 and almost immediately, the original $150,000 budget allocated to the promotion was drained —covering some 25,000 pulls.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
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On Sunday, tens of thousands of men and women gathered in separate sections to mourn Khamenei’s death.
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Readers mourned Bill Spoon’s BBQ, which fed generations before shutting during the pandemic in 2020, and Bubba’s Barbecue on Sunset Road, which closed in January 2026 after 40 years of Eastern North Carolina-style ‘cue.
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Rainfall — as little as a tenth of an inch, according to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or ALCOSAN — can cause an overflow of stormwater and raw sewage to flow into the rivers.
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Through the morning, a river of mourners dressed in black flowed from the Grand Mosalla.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
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The American grandmaster shed some light on his mindset following Kramnik’s cheating accusations in a livestream prior to his death, according to the Associated Press.
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Trump has also continued to claim Democrats are trying to rig or cheat in the upcoming election, remarks that have faced rebukes from members of his own party.
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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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