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shrugged

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past tense of shrug

as in nodded

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The sleek, modern look, nodded to some elements of the dark glamour trend.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Salazar smiled and nodded, pointing at the man who was filming, an activist named Thomas Kennedy.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

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The demand has grown so high that an underground gray market has flourished in delivering those cult-classic burgers to hungry customers.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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Sorrells said that his opponent’s assessment is Ill-informed.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Defense Department personnel may not make any financial transaction informed by nonpublic information, regardless of whether that information is classified or unclassified, Hegseth wrote.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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On Friday night, in the airy lobby with its white marble walls and glass atrium, the international cohort got acquainted over Prosecco.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Hutton is a Zelig-like figure who was acquainted with all sorts of 1950s icons as a teenager, including legendary photojournalist Earl Leaf, who served as an early mentor.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

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Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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Since Baker Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, the Panthers have defeated their division rivals just once in the past seven meetings, including Carolina’s 43-13 blowout loss at home Sunday.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs signed Oklahoma State transfer Noah McKinney and Florida International transfer Jaheim Buchanon while also retaining experienced players like Cade Bennett and Ben Taylor-Whitfield.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

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