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felt up

verb

past tense of feel up

as in pawed

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The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 May 2026

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In October 2025, Evert shared a photo of her and Hayden snuggled up together on a couch.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Across Colorado and beyond, a new wave of offbeat adventures is answering that call — from sleeping in treetops and caves to hiking alongside llamas and rolling your bed out under the night sky for al fresco stargazing snuggled under the covers.

— Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026

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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

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Increasingly severe wildfires — fueled by climate change and more than a century of forest mismanagement — have forced an environmental reckoning on mountain towns nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The new property is nestled inside a 45,000-acre private conservancy with open savannahs and waterholes nearby.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

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In the selfie video, Valentina grinned into the camera wearing a gold choker and gold hoops as her mother hugged her from behind.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 June 2026
At the defense table that day, Broadwater, wearing a gray pinstripe suit, choked back sobs and hugged his lawyers.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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