dash
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At Slate, we call this mad dash to the finish line “Opinionpalooza,” and we approach it with equal parts fascination, skepticism, and dread every year.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Clara Adams expected to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
This was a theme throughout the set, with his hit, The Rockafeller Skank, getting an added dash of Eminem's Slim Shady.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The dash resembles something from a retro sci-fi movie, a spaceship’s control panels or Doc Brown’s modified DeLorean.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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