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Noun
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Moving people pieces For Game 2, Panthers coach Paul Maurice moved Carter Verhaeghe to left wing with center Aleksander Barkov and right wing Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues down to the second line with Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025 -
While the household survey tends to have more volatility, May’s readings from that particular wing of the report rang more alarm bells than usual.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The Athletics outfielder stood excitedly at the top step of the dugout, his arms raised, his grin widening.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Brown began to gesticulate, his arms rising and falling in exasperation.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Ell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ell. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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