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“One particularly recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsətrənt] driver … managed to rack up 29 speeding tickets during the 10-school-day span.” — Dave Werner, The Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, New York), 20 May 2026
English Sep 3, 2026, 4:49 AM   cowpoke
"Harper Lee was not slight, was not vacuous [ˈvækjuəs]. To Kill a Mockingbird is an artefact of its time … but it had its place in moving the arc of history and still does." — Erica Wagner, The Observer (London), 18 Oct. 2025
English Aug 14, 2026, 7:31 AM   cowpoke
“The gap between romantic expectation and mundane reality, frankly, never ceases to amaze with this team. France, somehow, get better, on paper, with every tournament. Talent keeps coming through at a relentless, invidious [ɪnˈvɪdiəs] rate.” — James Horncastle, The New York Times, 16 June 2026
English Aug 7, 2026, 4:43 AM   cowpoke
“Standing 787 feet tall, the tower was one of the last of the era—when downtown Dallas’ skyline was defined by highfalutin [ˌhaɪfəˈlutən] oil execs, bankers, financiers and the architects who used steel, concrete and glass to erect opulent monuments to their economic success.” — Nick Wooten, The Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
English Aug 2, 2026, 9:22 AM   cowpoke
“White-capped waves crash far below the cliffs and sweep out to the horizon, spindrift [ˈspɪnˌdrɪft] tosses up mini-rainbows and creamy plumes of sea froth float up and over.” — Amanda Thomson, The Guardian (London), 5 Sept. 2024
English Aug 1, 2026, 8:12 AM   cowpoke
“It’s a sultry [ˈsʌltri] morning in the Maldives and the mechanic is sweating as he tinkers with the sparkling La Marzocco espresso machine. All the while, hopeful guests watch, desperate for a morning hit.” — Belinda Jackson, The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
English Jul 30, 2026, 4:06 AM   cowpoke
For some, college can be an expansive experience that lifts them out of a parochial [pəˈroʊkiəl] mindset.
English Jul 27, 2026, 3:49 AM   cowpoke
From the lighthouse's aerie [ˈɛri] tourists can get a bird's-eye view of the rocky coastline.
English Jul 26, 2026, 7:28 AM   cowpoke
She didn't expect to like him but his raffish [ˈræfɪʃ] charm quickly won her over.
English Jul 20, 2026, 3:53 AM   cowpoke
She is a botanist who primarily studies xeric [ˈzɪrɪk] plants.
English Jul 11, 2026, 8:20 AM   cowpoke

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