tease
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The band then posted a series of cryptic videos on their official social media channels appearing to tease gigs across the UK and Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“It’s a real challenge to try and tease out one thing out of the array of factors that undermine women’s health in these states,” said Eugene Declercq, a public health researcher at Boston University.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
You need someone who can tease out those patterns and make decisions across different sets of controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Analysts use statistical techniques like linear regression to help tease this out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Who told you to pick such a demanding discipline? he liked to tease.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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“I don’t know — maybe it just did,” she teases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She teases much of her advice on TikTok, but most of it comes with a cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Her son, Jack, 34, whom she shares with ex-husband Dennis Quaid, often teases his mom about her home renovation process and has even branded her work “Meg-anized.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
But the global superstar - known for long-game teases and hidden Easter eggs that fans love to decode - has been coy on details of her wedding to American football star, Travis Kelce.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“It seems you like the food more than you like me,” Connor teases.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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He teased that a Dec. 4 Listening Room event in Seattle for India Arie’s “Acoustic Soul” will feature a special guest.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Lakers teased their new defensive identity in a 127-103 preseason win against the Sacramento Kings on Monday at Golden 1 Center, rolling out their deep group of wings to overcome a short-handed bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He also teased the friendly competition between him and his partner, actress Keri Russell, who was up for an Emmy for her role in The Diplomat this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The comments from Newsom seemingly stunned Tapper in the two-minute clip, which teased a longer interview that is expected to air Tuesday morning.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Nick had square glasses and dark hair, which he gelled and teased into neat spikes.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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After years of AI leaders teasing the possibility of curing cancer, Google DeepMind co-founder and scientist Demis Hassabis said that to change doubters’ minds about AI, it’s time to actually cure cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Temper those outrageous emotions, the ones the algorithms have gotten so good at teasing out of us.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
For the last several days, the company has been teasing a “Cybercab launch event” in its hometown of Austin, Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Spidey Tracker info from the “Brand New Day” post-credits scene could be teasing that’s where Spider-Man will eventually land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
All the women were talking at once and all the men teasing George, but everybody was still for a minute, when Grandma looked like that.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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