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tuck

[tuhk] / tʌk /


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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

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

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

“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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