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chaffs

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present tense third-person singular of chaff

as in teases

to make fun of in a good-natured way chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift

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to make jokes a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings

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Davidson teases that Lawrence will make recurring cameos on the series, suggesting that the tables have now turned between the rivals, as the series is set in the present day and accounts for Lawrence’s own star power.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The special included 27 minutes of content that revealed cinematic and gameplay scenes throughout the fictional Vice City and teases the overall narrative of the game.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Another officer jokes about the details being in a book one day.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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