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box

noun as in container, often square or rectangular

verb as in place in square or rectangular container

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verb as in punch competitively

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John Krasinski’s imaginary friends movie ‘IF’ claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The latest film, "Transformers One," was released earlier this fall, and was being considered for the first of a trilogy, although it had underperformed at the box office due to competition.

From Salon

Last Oscar season, Christopher Nolan proved that Academy voters can and will award their top trophy to a major hit: “Oppenheimer,” the director’s moody biopic about the scientist who developed the atomic bomb, ranks as the third highest grossing best picture winner, exponentially more successful at the box office than its recent predecessors.

The 2019 murder of 76-year-old Chyong Jen Tsai was as gruesome as it was unexpected; the Arcadia grandmother was found dead in her own backyard after she was viciously attacked with a hammer, a jab saw and a box cutter, authorities said.

They could have mailed them on or before election day, put them in a drop box or authorized someone to return the ballots on their behalf.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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