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ducked



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MIAMI—My escort ducked his head into the empty TSA checkpoint 2 miles outside Miami International Airport and whispered, “We have a member arriving.‘

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“I immediately ducked down, put my hands up, and covered my head,” she said.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Other major cities have had formal infrastructure plans for years, while L.A. has ducked and dithered.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

On a busy Saturday night in February 2019, hundreds of patrons of the arts ducked out of the cold and into New York City’s bustling Guggenheim Museum.

From Salon Mar. 14, 2026

Lorren ducked her face and blinked a few times.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows



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