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Then there’s the real world—the one where readers and viewers lap up celebrity updates, clickbait headlines, and bleed-and-lead news segments.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Or just to the days when the problems that have long racked L.A. didn’t lap up to the denizens of Prattland — until they did?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

It’s the perfect place for Allen to lap up the last of the warm weather when he returns to Buffalo for preseason training camp, which kicks off on July 24.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

For now, though, private investors are making hay as the public markets lap up stakes in the start-ups they placed early bets on.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

The dog rushed to lap up the milk.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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