tuck
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The organisers have also set up a "nomadic fair" at the site, where visitors can tuck into samsas –- savoury meat-filled pastries typical of Central Asia -- or take part in yurt-building workshops.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Kitaj is the most melancholy of all the likenesses, and the only one that Ashbery did not tuck away but placed against a fireplace in an upstairs sitting room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Made popular by multi-billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla, hidden door handles are designed to tuck seamlessly within the car's door panel and only extend outwards approaches their vehicle.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cut the pastry into roughly nine 3-inch squares and tuck each one into a prepared muffin tin, leaving the corners to rise jauntily above the cups.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
I tuck the book under my arm and go to the next tab.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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And if she had gotten all the lifts and tucks we expect of a TV star, we’d be criticizing her for that too.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Among patients 66 and older, demand for breast augmentations, tummy tucks, arm lifts, thigh lifts and facelifts all increased by double digits.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Wearing a black-and-white ensemble that bares her midriff, she tucks her feet under her and treats our chat like a gab session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
On the evenings he tucks his kids into bed, his daughter refuses to let him go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Emery tucks a curl of auburn hair behind her ear.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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At the sprawling university tucked away in upstate New York, the tension on campus is palpable.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The soft-purple 1889 house, tucked along a tree-lined street a few blocks from Harvard Yard, spans 6,321 square feet, with six bedrooms and six bathrooms.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
A provision tucked inside this year’s federal spending package allows Medicare coverage of one multicancer early-detection test per year starting in 2028 if the test is FDA-approved.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before bed, I also chopped one slightly wilting scallion and tucked it into a little bowl for morning.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
I guess he got me in his truck at some point because now I’m sitting on Gertrude with a crocheted blanket tucked around me, and a cup of hot chocolate in my hands.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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“He’s definitely running a lot harder when he breaks the pocket. He’s confident and when he has to, he’s tucking the ball and running.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
By tucking Azure inside Intelligent Cloud, Microsoft hides the margins, costs and capital intensity of its AI build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
People may still be waiting for a result while tucking into their breakfasts, rather than waking up to find out who has won.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Add the jammy egg pieces last, tucking them in with care so their custardy centers remain visible.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I have to go,” Axel says, tucking the seam of the quilt under the mattress.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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