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sniped

verb

past tense of snipe

as in plinked

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The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Then Jonah Cox blazed down the line while beating out an infield hit.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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