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pad

[pad] / pæd /


VERB
protect with cushioning
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
simplify uncomplicate




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“We are not merely interested in growing…we are interested in growing profitably,” she wrote on a yellow legal pad, listing objectives for the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

After launch, engineers carried out a thorough review of the launch pad and mobile launcher systems.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

SpaceX also plans to launch its much bigger Falcon Heavy rockets from another pad.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Still, Trainor did not manage to secure that full ask, with records indicating that the sale of the posh pad closed for $6.83 million on April 15.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Coal pretended to have made the team and went to every practice, but instead he took his sketch pad out and started drawing on the side of the field.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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