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Put another way, salt sharpens the tomato-y-ness of a tomato.
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That outside passion sharpens judgment in ways coaching alone can’t.
Noun
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The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make.
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Leclerc still can’t steer right at full speed, so Verstappen nips ahead for good measure at the final corner.
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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The actress stepped out at the Summer Solstice Party in London decked out in head-to-toe white — with a few pops of color to bring it all together.
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The World Cup matches are crowd pops of a game-changing play.
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.
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But there is an air of futility to the scene, like the coaches are shepherding square pegs into round holes.
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Then, too, a relentless dollar rally snapped the currency pegs that Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea tried to defend.
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That event, which is scheduled for August 15 at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, will see two UFC belts on the line.
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Designers like Chloé continue to embrace billowy blouses, floral motifs, and XL belts, while Dior doubled down on blooms in its Haute Couture collection.
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Having snakes around is actually beneficial to gardening—many snakes feed on garden pests such as slugs and snails, and others prey on rodents.
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Old Coffee Coffee grounds are sometimes spread around gardens or mixed into the soil to enrich it and deter slugs, snails, and other pests.
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“Whets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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