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kneading

verb

present participle of knead

as in patting

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Drake also used the opening portion of the stream to reflect on his recent releases, patting himself on the back a little for dropping three projects at once.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
All of this isn’t just Hollywood patting itself on the back, by the way, a self-congratulation that doesn’t make a peep outside the echo chamber/Peacock Theater.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

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Parents pick what children wear, molding them for the adult world.

— Peter Saenger, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

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In the course of the film, Hargitay reevaluates her mom, forming a fuller picture of how Mansfield’s career choices were circumscribed by the egregious sexism of the 1950s and ‘60s.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Finding a planet-forming disk of gas and dust encircling all three stars in a system is very rare, and finding a disk consisting of three rings with misaligned orbits is even stranger.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Equipment will continue working, account information won’t change, and pricing and current plans will stay the same.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Manning began her career at Fullscreen Media, working with digital creators to build multi-platform media businesses, develop original IP and structure cross-platform deals.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of working

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Beard is fashioning a Ted out of paper clips when Roy comes to release him for violating the comportment bylaws.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Isha has been fashioning herself as an industry power broker, this season shining attention on both these designers.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 July 2026

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