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Meanwhile, President Joe Biden won the state's Democratic primary in a landslide earlier this evening, raking up 30 delegates.
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USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
While the dealer raked up the house’s winnings, sorting and stacking the many chips, a few of the other players who’d lost money—although not nearly as much as B.T.—placed a consoling palm on his shoulder, as if thanking him for the ride.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
Egyptian vultures have also been observed wielding twigs to rake up tufts of wool from sheep shearing pens and repurposing the wool as nest insulation.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Hand rakes can clean tight spaces, which is especially handy when trying to rake up thin pine needles, which have a tendency to pile up in small nooks and crannies.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
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USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
While the dealer raked up the house’s winnings, sorting and stacking the many chips, a few of the other players who’d lost money—although not nearly as much as B.T.—placed a consoling palm on his shoulder, as if thanking him for the ride.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
Egyptian vultures have also been observed wielding twigs to rake up tufts of wool from sheep shearing pens and repurposing the wool as nest insulation.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Hand rakes can clean tight spaces, which is especially handy when trying to rake up thin pine needles, which have a tendency to pile up in small nooks and crannies.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
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