dregs
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“Tow” might not be a knockout, but it’s far from the dregs of cinema.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
It is not known whether this was one of the issues Sir Jim Ratcliffe was mulling over when the camera panned to him in the last dregs of United's latest damaging loss under Amorim's charge.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
“I’m afraid you’ve got the dregs now, so good luck.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
Models suggest that the last dregs of the magma ocean crystallized into dense minerals including ilmenite, a mineral containing titanium and iron.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
There was the same hearty cheering as before, and the mugs were emptied to the dregs.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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