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Recent Examples of shoehorn
Are there really any consequences to directors, executives and insiders after a firm’s demise?
Firms that shoehorn under the ECG minimums seemingly hold an upside-only opportunity.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Salazar pushed back on the idea that Strava was trying to shoehorn AI into its platform.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Who knows how many Strong Female Leads Agatha has been shoehorned into in the three years she’s spent trapped in the TV-trope hellscape that is Westview, New Jersey?
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Mbappe, shoehorned into a central number 9 role, has six goals - three of which are penalties - and one assist, though Vinicius is faring better overall at the moment with five goals and four assists.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noah Barsky, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Salazar pushed back on the idea that Strava was trying to shoehorn AI into its platform.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Who knows how many Strong Female Leads Agatha has been shoehorned into in the three years she’s spent trapped in the TV-trope hellscape that is Westview, New Jersey?
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Mbappe, shoehorned into a central number 9 role, has six goals - three of which are penalties - and one assist, though Vinicius is faring better overall at the moment with five goals and four assists.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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But this is a Hollywood biopic that attempts to cram a very intense four-year period of history into a two-hour-and-21-minute movie.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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This tendency to cram everything in also comes at the expense of nearly all of the characters, with the exception of Chalamet’s Dylan.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Reusable Pizza Storage Container (5-Pack) This triangular container is way easier to squeeze into the fridge than a bulky pizza box.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Translated, the budget pressures that Fitch expects to continue squeezing higher education are coming from rising costs and stagnant public support and not necessarily from market retraction.Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jake's Famous Crawfish Instead of stockings full of trinkets, Jake's is stuffing petrale sole with crab meat on Christmas Eve and the day itself.Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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The classic cheesesteak here is stuffed to the max inside a soft yet sturdy roll, topped with cheese whiz and onions.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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