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brannigan

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as in souse

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Noun

Both actors were the sons of souses (Dick Hopkins, on retiring from the baking trade, opened a pub), and the stuff was in their bloodstream.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Mars in your sign only happens every two years, souse this time wisely.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025

Definition of souse

Noun

Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.

— Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

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There was a time when fall was hospitality’s quiet season—the quiet lull between summer beach trips and ski season escapades, the time when back to school and back to work meant people largely stayed home.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Check out even more Amazon travel finds to shop ahead of your fall escapades.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of escapade

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Regional authorities said that the entire caper was conducted within three minutes and that the thieves targeted the most valuable paintings in the museum, which occupies the French old master’s one-time residence.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sliced fennel, celery, shallot, artichokes, capers, dill, and oregano.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of caper

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The company claimed an unfinished code left in the system, part of a prank, led to the crash.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Orenstein acted and wrote for the CBC variety program The Barris Beat, produced by Norman Jewison, then moved to New York in 1965 and landed on the CBS prank show Candid Camera.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of prank

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While Colorado was on offense, social media was having a field day trying to decipher whether the playbook being shared on message boards and X was actually real.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Watching a cheesy sitcom opening turn into a bloody field day for a time-traveling serial killer or unedited footage of a bear turn into a pharmaceutical nightmare is the ultimate expression of that unapologetic commitment to keeping us on our toes.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

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