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That appears to limit its ability to groom itself effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the movie, a carnival staged a publicity-stunt fake wedding in the whale’s mouth, capped by a whale-shaped wedding cake with tiny bride and groom figurines in the whale’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Photos showed dancing under disco balls, a white cake topped with figurines of a bride and groom and Donald Trump Jr. holding his new wife in his arms as fireworks erupt in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I hope today's outcome sends a clear message that those who seek to groom and exploit vulnerable children will be relentlessly pursued," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

They groom each other and eat and sleep, then groom each other some more.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

The grooms lined up beside them in navy blue suits and deep-red ties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

“We found that no grooms were really being catered to whatsoever,” said Fletcher Kasell, half of the fashion label Tanner Fletcher, a New York brand that began offering more options for grooms three years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

India brides and grooms prepping with weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Not too far away from the Big House were the stables, where the riding horses and the carriage horses, the grooms and the hostlers were housed.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

In one room, top clients can be groomed with Prada beauty products before trying on clothes next door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Unless one or both of them is being groomed as a future “Update” co-host, time’s running out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

But some analysts believe that her fashion - leathers, furs, and a "rooster" hairstyle - are also signs that she is being groomed to lead the country.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

At the very least, we speculated excitedly, there would be vending machines and rest rooms, where we could wash and get fresh water, look in a mirror—briefly be groomed and civilized.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Across from the main entertaining spaces sits a six-stall barn complete with an executive office, staff quarters, three grooming stations, a feed kitchen, and storage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Former senior detective Simon Morton, who led the initial grooming investigation in Oxford, accepts both he and his force failed at first to understand what was happening.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Beware of lilies, which are toxic to cats; even chewing the leaves or licking pollen off their fur while grooming can be fatal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The beavers, which live on the Holnicote Estate, Exmoor, Somerset, were captured on trail cameras grooming each other.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Fig returned to grooming with a satisfied calm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas