squash
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Sometimes the market is rich in soap, flowers and decorative squash but not in dinner.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
In December 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi set off humanity’s first nuclear chain reaction, in a squash court at the University of Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Firmly strung in a gridded pattern, squash rackets have more of an ovular shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Badminton and squash were also scrapped and there will be no diving competitions.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Hi. Uh, I’m trying to help a friend, who is a water monster,” Nathan said, doing his best to not squash the spider even though he desperately wanted to.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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“If this thing falls on me and kills me, it’s gonna be like, ‘Giant-squash squashes squash-professor,’” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
“Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man’s ego. I feel lonely.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Root vegetables — like carrots, onions, potatoes and beets — winter squashes, cruciferous vegetables and greens are just a few notable cold-weather favorites.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
The gravitational pull also squashes the spacetime, altering its shape depending on how it's observed.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Once upon a time a farmer planted a little seed in his garden, and after a while it sprouted and became a vine and bore many squashes.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Nestere Yehdego, 31, his wife and their two daughters aged four and one are squashed together in a one-bedroom flat in Slough.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
So much time has passed and pretty quickly after the show ended, we sort of squashed everything, but we’ve lived separately and we don’t see each other ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Kirby compared the situation to the pandemic in 2020, when a global shutdown squashed demand and travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
They’re scouting whose AI strategies should be amplified after generating a great return, and what wastefulness should be squashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
“I must have squashed the backpack, when we were under the tree,” Jonathan said.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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And he hadn’t allowed more than one baserunner in any inning, squashing the scrappy Rays’ ability to manufacture a run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Hill also said she was "really frustrated" with Hampshire police for not squashing the false claims and confirming she does not work for them anymore.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Concerns about AI squashing software company earnings turning into a run on private-credit funds lending to software firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The retired farmer had queued up on November 29 at a launch of Bardella's new book in the southern town of Moissac, squashing an egg on his head when he reached him.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
“Miz Rita, I don’t think your bug spray is working,” Sneaky says, squashing one on his arm.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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