groom
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Women gave evidence that Brain would "groom" them by pulling up to them on the street in his car and inviting them for a drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That appears to limit its ability to groom itself effectively.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 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
Trinidad also drives to homes and events when invited — he recently went to a wedding and gave haircuts to the groom and his friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But it was also the kind of garment a groom would wear at his wedding as well as his funeral.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Some brides are still adjusting to grooms with louder opinions.
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
But for grooms, adjusting tuxedos and suits for weight loss is much easier to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
India brides and grooms prepping with weight-loss drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
The passages were clogged with troops: armored knights in woolen surcoats and fur cloaks, men-at-arms with spears across their shoulders, archers carrying unstrung bows and sheaves of arrows, freeriders, grooms leading warhorses.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
"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
Also depends on how you were groomed or how you came into the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Memorably, the penultimate episode found Attenborough playing with and being groomed by a group of mountain gorillas, which he later described as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life".
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Clancy was lean but not slight, well-kept but not groomed, composed but not comfortable.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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An ex-police detective who led the initial investigation into grooming gangs in Oxford agrees.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
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 baby ran for all he was worth to Donkeyberry, who gathered him into her arms and turned him over for a quick grooming session.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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