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tuck

[tuhk] / tʌk /


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They tuck them away in storage, waiting for the next flight or a bigger apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The organisers have also set up a "nomadic fair" at the site, where visitors can tuck into samsas –- savoury meat-filled pastries typical of Central Asia -- or take part in yurt-building workshops.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Cut the pastry into roughly nine 3-inch squares and tuck each one into a prepared muffin tin, leaving the corners to rise jauntily above the cups.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

With few exceptions, the limit applies to most appropriations of tax revenue, including money that lawmakers tuck away into the rainy day fund and other reserves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

I tuck in my blouse, looking frantically for my shoes.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Among patients 66 and older, demand for breast augmentations, tummy tucks, arm lifts, thigh lifts and facelifts all increased by double digits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

There’s no mention of taking a beat to process with Olivia; John simply leads Griffin to their bedroom and tucks her in.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

He tries to spend 60 uninterrupted minutes a day with his sons; when he tucks the eldest into bed, they play a word game and then pray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Dorinnia Carville said about 12,000 operations, which include tummy tucks and tonsillectomies, were carried out in 2023-24 without any assurance they complied with government policy.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025

She bends over and tucks the handle of the leash under a big rock.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

But there’s a contradiction tucked inside that promise.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

They printed their images in a dark room that Zlozower improvised in a bomb shelter tucked into his parents’ house, then sold the best ones at Aron’s Records on Melrose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

There is also a garden dining patio and an amphitheater tucked into the lush property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

He keeps them all tucked away in a closet—out of sight of his husband, who isn’t as keen on the enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Galileo swooped low and stayed long enough for her to pull out the letter that was tucked into his band and stick hers in instead.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

“He’s definitely running a lot harder when he breaks the pocket. He’s confident and when he has to, he’s tucking the ball and running.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Instead, England were able to score at a Bazball-like rate of 4.5 runs per over, simply by tucking into the bad balls on offer.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

American and Chinese business leaders dotted the hall, tucking into dishes like lobster in tomato soup, crispy beef ribs, Beijing roast duck and tiramisu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The film makes fantastic use of its single shooting location, tucking horror into every last nook and cranny of this potentially haunted house.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

I shake my head and sit down in the chair, tucking my hands underneath me.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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