punctuate
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But against the powerful Thunder, Reaves didn’t get a chance to punctuate his comeback night with any emphatic celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The earnings punctuate one of the more impressive advances for the market since the Covid pandemic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Throughout the series, friendship bracelets are traded, strangers become fast friends, crew members form family bonds, and surprise guests punctuate intimate backstage moments.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
As framed by beautiful, evocative pairings that punctuate the show’s final galleries, the conversation continued, with some of Manet’s later boudoir interiors and portraits of fashionable Parisiennes unthinkable without Morisot’s example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
“You may want to join us in here,” he said, using the Bible to punctuate the sentence.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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He routinely punctuates his public speeches with historical anecdotes and oddities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
An unexpected board drama at Denmark’s Novo Nordisk punctuates an already tumultuous year in which the maker of the blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy plans to slash 9,000 workers globally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
When the chorus finally lands—“Take a load off, Fanny”—it’s Manuel who punctuates the song’s vocal stylings.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Once more, it was a realpolitik that punctuates the Portuguese's career - and would sit well with the realism of Hardy.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
“Man, I love this guy,” says Dylan, and he punctuates it with a squeeze.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the Albuquerque groundbreaking ceremony, the site was mostly dirt, punctuated by a pair of Deere excavators holding up an American flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
His anecdotes are punctuated with nervous laughter, although he's better at making eye contact than when we first met in the Killers' heyday.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is punctuated by more than fifty rivers, which channel Andes snowmelt to the sea.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Even Marin’s incessant flippancy and Chong’s “maaan”s punctuating every other sentence become enjoyable the more time one spends with them.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
Chances are you’ve seen Snoopy dressed as Doggy Pawsbourne on your Instagram or TikTok feed, complete with Ozzy’s signature round sunglasses, long hair and trench coat, punctuating the Prince of Barkness’ “Crazy Train” entrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
It looks more like a college campus with the occasional patch of grass punctuating the cell blocks.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
They raised their hands to him and watched Diego disappear into the crowd beyond the line of cops, protest signs still raised, joining voices still punctuating the early evening air.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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