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Staff will continue regular inspections to detect crown thinning, needle discoloration and loss, reduced growth and abnormal resin production, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Ironically, they are too small to move the needle for Berkshire stockholders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

These are fair questions the film never bothers to consider, instead favoring inert dialogue and needle drops that tell the audience when they’re supposed to be moved.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

In February 2025 Mr. Vance met with Ms. Weidel, then delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he inveighed against political firewalls, using that word to needle his German hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He handed me a spool of thread and a needle.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

There was the chirping of cicadas and the crunch of desiccated pine needles underfoot, but the most remarkable thing about the place was the quiet.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

McDaniel needles the other side of the ball too, James said, warning defenders to be ready for a deep pass before hitting them with a quick out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Call it nonna-stalgia—a culinary offshoot of the “grandmacore” aesthetic that has Gen Z picking up knitting needles, gardening gloves and sourdough starter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

“These households have been on pins and needles over the past several months because they’ve all been notified that the subsidy was running out at the end of the calendar year,” Salas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

For a moment, there was only the sound of Nurse Beverly’s knitting needles clinking together.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

During the July 2025 interview, there were some tense moments: Owens needled Fuentes over why he hadn’t married and started a family.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

“He didn’t stick the landing,” needled rookie running back Blake Corum from the locker next door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024

A soft-skinned boy in glasses with taffy-colored hair and the finest trace of a mustache needled across his lip.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The Welsh Government says it is monitoring the implementation of mandatory licencing schemes for acupuncture, dry needling, body piercing, electrolysis, tattooing and semi-permanent makeup and this "will inform any potential future extension to other procedures".

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

After graduating, she began practicing conventional Western medicine at a clinic by day, and needling animals in their living rooms on evenings and weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

And Lin wouldn’t let up on the needling.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand