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gobbled (up)

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past tense of gobble (up)

as in turned over

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The audio, which must be converted onto something that can be turned over to the court, comes from calls made to the child abuse and neglect hotline.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Corlette said to make sure any arrangement is formally agreed upon in advance so the account isn't unexpectedly turned over to collections.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

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The members’ primary responsibility is to count ballots that were not scanned, which includes mail-in ballots, provisional ballots or if a scanner was down at a voting site, Campolo said.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The original 16 mm A/B-rolls were scanned at 4K and restored by BB Optics.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

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