groom
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Women gave evidence that Brain would "groom" them by pulling up to them on the street in his car and inviting them for a drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That appears to limit its ability to groom itself effectively.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the movie, a carnival staged a publicity-stunt fake wedding in the whale’s mouth, capped by a whale-shaped wedding cake with tiny bride and groom figurines in the whale’s mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Photos showed dancing under disco balls, a white cake topped with figurines of a bride and groom and Donald Trump Jr. holding his new wife in his arms as fireworks erupt in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
When Flo groomed the baby, Flint often pulled her hand away, wanting her to groom him instead.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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Several other pairs of twins were in attendance - perhaps unsurprising as the grooms are well known locally for promoting twin culture.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Some grooms are taking it a step further, parlaying their weddings into personal branding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“We found that no grooms were really being catered to whatsoever,” said Fletcher Kasell, half of the fashion label Tanner Fletcher, a New York brand that began offering more options for grooms three years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The day before the party, one of the grooms was employed to waIthe floor.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Under Mitchell, Pecora showed, the nation’s largest bank had become an impeccably groomed racketeering enterprise, dressing up crooked enterprises as gilt-edged to sell their bonds and stocks to unsuspecting buyers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Like Bukele, de la Espriella sports a meticulously groomed beard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
After defending Jackson many times previously, including on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show in 2010, all five of the family’s adult children say they were groomed to protect him.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
He was being groomed to take Billy Lee’s place when Billy’s knees gave out, and there was an inevitable changing of the guard.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Sales of beauty products, grooming and fabric and home care increased the most.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
An ex-police detective who led the initial investigation into grooming gangs in Oxford agrees.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Across from the main entertaining spaces sits a six-stall barn complete with an executive office, staff quarters, three grooming stations, a feed kitchen, and storage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Beware of lilies, which are toxic to cats; even chewing the leaves or licking pollen off their fur while grooming can be fatal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The shower was a dribbly, antiquated affair, but the water was hot and I have never, and I mean never, enjoyed a grooming experience more.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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