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sandpapers

verb

present tense third-person singular of sandpaper

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Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The audience files in quietly, takes their seats, and applauds with almost formal restraint when Olivia and William emerge.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

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If an owner reacts strongly every time the cat gnaws on a cord, the cat may learn that chewing gets a response.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Kelsey passes around a bowl of clam shells with questions written on them as Liz gnaws on a corn on the cob.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026

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Instead of a long, narrow path of totality across the globe, the cone of the moon's dark shadow just grazes Earth's edge.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The mission’s lunar target is Shackleton Crater, a 21-kilometer-wide (13-mile-wide) pit with a rim that grazes the moon’s south pole.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of grazes

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The standard explanation for why rain causes corrosion is that water carries dissolved salts and acids to a surface, constant drumming of raindrops abrades whatever protective coating is on it, and oxygen does the rest.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Each time clothes rub against each other in the washer, the friction abrades the fibers slightly causing the surface to look dull.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of abrades

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An avid book collector who scours bookshops for special editions like others hunt rare vinyl, Mazzotti is emphatic about their emotional magnetism, noting a rising appetite from creative agencies, artists, and families reimagining heirlooms.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
One agent tracks regulatory changes, while another scours transactions for compliance violations.

— Gaurav Kapoor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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