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plugging







NOUN
hype
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As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

His was keep plugging away and it will happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Once a Hollywood heartthrob, George is now reduced to plugging Indian whisky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The people plugging this shortfall are buyers of U.S. debt.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

He said he wanted to show his appreciation for plugging the leak in the boiler & replacing the broken crankshaft.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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