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Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier: on sale for $39.99 Original price: $49.99 (Amazon) A humidifier can help with dry coughs, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy eyes and scratchy throats.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Richter draws on the survivor memoirs written and recorded by his relatives, collaging actual photographs with his own scratchy but realistic drawings.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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A lot of people hate him, but at least one person at Arkham, an inmate named Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), with two-tone platinum hair and a gaze of scraggly desperation, adores him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2024
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This kid gorilla leads Kong to a tribe of scraggly hostile apes who are living in a slave society presided over by the Skar King, an evil ape with blotchy red hair who’s as tall as Kong and wields a skeletal bone whip that looks like it was fashioned out of the spine of a sea serpent.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2024
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The delays follow the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing a warning over harsh weather for residents of Huntersville and Gastonia in North Carolina, which is also affecting the Charlotte Douglas Airport.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The protest was not politically motivated, but demonstrations in the country can sometimes lead to political unrest under the harsh regime.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Textures are furry and nubby; others are buttery soft with a silk-like drape.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The soft, nubby texture of the fabric complements the curved furniture's soft edges, maximizing both comfort and style.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Sandpapery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapery. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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