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In addition to the concert, there will be three-point and dunk contests as well as appearances from players on the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
Then, dunk the clothes in the water and allow the mixture to sit for 30 minutes to an hour or longer before tossing in the wash.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Pickles also often get creative culinary twists in the South: whether served alongside popcorn at the movie theatre, dunked in Kool-Aid, or deep-fried at State fairs.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
Rather than use large, noisy fans to air-cool equipment, the company will dunk its computers into tanks of nonconductive liquid.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
Then, dunk the clothes in the water and allow the mixture to sit for 30 minutes to an hour or longer before tossing in the wash.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Pickles also often get creative culinary twists in the South: whether served alongside popcorn at the movie theatre, dunked in Kool-Aid, or deep-fried at State fairs.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
Rather than use large, noisy fans to air-cool equipment, the company will dunk its computers into tanks of nonconductive liquid.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Her gown dipped low on the sides, for a daring look at some skin.Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the pandemic, Detroit's infant mortality rate dipped to 11 deaths for every 1,000 births.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Trump campaign pulled out of its own 60 Minutes spot and continues to disproportionately duck away from any media accountability altogether.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Vance, a retired Marine and Iraq war veteran, has accused Walz of ducking deployment by strategically retiring to run for Congress before his unit was called up in 2005.Phillip M. Bailey, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024
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Related Video Nicki Minaj Transforms Herself for the Met Gala There, visitors can immerse themselves in delights including that Haring carousel (with three-dimensional versions of his famous line drawings for seats) and a ferris wheel conceived by Jean-Michel Basquiat.Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Allowing your employees the freedom to immerse themselves in the unfamiliar generates creativity and adaptability, qualities that are difficult to teach in conventional settings.Joelle Machia, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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