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smutch

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as in stain

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Their ripe fruit can fall and stain sidewalks and patios, so make sure the tree has plenty of room away from those areas in your yard.

— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
The stoneware resists chips, scratches, and stains, and everything is dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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Fertility testing should be offered to all women proactively–just like a pap smear or a breast exam at an annual exam.

— Dr. Jaime Knopman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In her motion, Ghost alleged that Wilson hired Nathan, her firm, Freedman and digital strategist Jed Wallace, noting that Blake Lively later accused the same group of participating in a smear campaign against her on behalf of Justin Baldoni.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of smear

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Compared with the thick smudges of white on the fan that Amélie is holding, or the broad, lush strokes of the background, the sleeve is fidgety.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Maybelline describes the formula as waterproof, smudge-resistant, and transfer-resistant for up to 24 hours.

— Mickey Williams, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of smudge

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The orange and red blobs in the satellite view above show storms with the coldest and tallest cloud tops that are likely raining.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The golden blob contained a particular type called spirocysts, which helped narrow the possibilities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026

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Following the devastating Russian cyberattack of Season 1, the GCHQ team discovers evidence of a mole while a new Chinese cyber threat begins targeting the British government.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
This is partly what propels his mole demi-glace, a convergence of inspirations realized in a duck and smoked chicken stock sharpened by the foundational components of mole.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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This was far from Towns’ first public splash in the sports card space.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The splash screen that appears when loading up Orbitals, showing Shapefarm and publisher Kepler Interactive’s logos, is soaked in retro-futuristic bright neon like Apple’s back in the 80s.

— George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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