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independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing
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He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Alligators tilt their noses out of the water to enable them to breathe in case the water freezes, according to the Swamp Park & Outdoor Center, a tourist attraction in North Carolina that lets people see alligators in their natural habitats.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
In 2009, her own dog, Daisy, nudged her repeatedly in the chest, nosing out a lump that turned out to be breast cancer.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2018
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Alligators tilt their noses out of the water to enable them to breathe in case the water freezes, according to the Swamp Park & Outdoor Center, a tourist attraction in North Carolina that lets people see alligators in their natural habitats.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
In 2009, her own dog, Daisy, nudged her repeatedly in the chest, nosing out a lump that turned out to be breast cancer.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2018
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“Nose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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