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gimlets

verb

present tense third-person singular of gimlet

as in quills

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Even now, it is seen as that, rather than the partnership that is key to the success of one of the biggest flower families, and an example of a process that drives and perforates all of life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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Along the Atlantic coast of Europe a cancer riddles the golden carpet shell clam, Polititapes aureus, yet genotyping showed its cells are not that clam’s at all.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Blyth was nominated in the supporting role as Mildred's spoiled daughter, Veda, who seduces her mother's second husband (Zachary Scott), then riddles him with bullets in a jealous rage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026

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Separate video of the chaotic confrontation shows two showgirls fighting with a man and a woman, and one of the performers pulls the woman's hair and repeatedly punches her in the face and body.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Derrick Henry punches it in from 3 yards out a play later to take the lead.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

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Failing to do so thrusts this franchise into a strange state.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But the film also dazzles with its exhilarating action sequences, including a one-shot car chase that thrusts you into the thick of the chaos and stays with you long after the credits have rolled.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

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