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tiptoed

verb

past tense of tiptoe

as in padded

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Delivery & Initial Setup The microwave arrived in a standard cardboard box, padded with some Styrofoam to fill out the interior gaps and keep the device secure.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Cushy and well-padded without feeling excessive, the New Balance Fresh Foam Arishi V4 Tiralux Sneakers are a wallet-friendly pick that just went on sale for $60.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2026

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Applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security.

— Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Brent crude oil futures inched up to around $106 at noon Thursday, testing October’s highs as markets continued to focus on mounting risks to supply in the Middle East.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Pawlik edged Howerton in Washington County, 12,698 votes (40%) to 12,129 (38%).

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
At the start, the top three held their grid positions, but Leclerc briefly challenged Verstappen into Turn 1 before the Dutchman edged ahead by squeezing him to the track’s inside and braking later.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026

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