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Adjective
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Their partnership started as a unique, renegade effort to avoid turning these $70,000 EVs into bricks.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025 -
The film was inspired by the ideas of renegade independent filmmaker John Cassavetes, so Rozek initially saw Cassavetes’ wife and muse Gena Rowlands in the lead role.—
C.J. Prince,
IndieWire,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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With protections extending to individuals with criminal histories, unstable housing, or nontraditional body types, the city’s latest ordinance makes inclusive hiring a legal mandate.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The nontraditional tour has been widely well-received, though police appeared to shut down an event in Missouri.—
Micki Fahner,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The bassist has been absent from touring since November 2023 due to back surgery and was replaced with Bissonette.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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After hours spent shopping, walking the region’s scenic trails or touring the Hudson Valley’s wondrous geography by car, visitors may want to consider a meal at one of Adamovic’s four favorite Hudson Valley restaurants.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Defecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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