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hissies

noun

plural of hissy, chiefly Southern & southern Midland

as in scenes

an outburst or display of excited anger she throws a royal hissy whenever her food is late

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Noun

Police transported the bodies without forensic examinations of the scenes.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
But the reason these frightening scenes work so well is that Hitchcock knows there must be some emotional investment from the audience, especially when the actual events are so random and inexplicable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

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The current design conversation is reframing them as intentional styling tools, which should push manufacturers toward better fabrics, cleaner fits and broader color ranges.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And Altra has even branded its fits as Footshape, which expand in order through the label’s Racing Footshape, Standard Footshape and Original Footshape.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fits

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Some clips appeared to show massive explosions of villages in Lebanon, where Israeli destruction of civilian infrastructure has drawn condemnation from human rights groups as potential war crimes, which Netanyahu's government denies.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
An Associated Press reporter in the southern city of Aden witnessed explosions that shattered windows at the airport building and nearby homes after Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree urged everyone at the airport to evacuate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of explosions

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The fines could be rescinded if the coaches avoid sideline outbursts for the rest of the season, as the league calls for more civil interactions between coaches, players and officials.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
From harassing Brady over his divorce from Gisele Bündchen on social media to trying to be a rapper and much more, Brown’s post-football life has been one filled with public outbursts and controversial statements and stunts.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of outbursts

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The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Designing antibodies against allergies Divergence Labs is developing a treatment that targets immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody involved in allergic reactions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reactions

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Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Until there is, the debate over the sustainability of the memory cycle and the appropriate earnings multiple rages on.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of rages

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This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
An on-site doctor’s office draws Fatimah (Noha Foad), an undocumented, illiterate Muslim woman suffering from seizures.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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