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
Under a microscope, researchers watched the sea spider wrap these appendages around its legs and use comb-like spines to groom and clean its body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
At the Sunday reception, the couple had their first dance, with Bettina Trump wearing her wedding dress, and ate a five-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
If you’re close to the bride or groom, you can share more details about why you are declining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The little top layer was totally smashed; it fell in the same puddle as Allen, and the little bride and groom were seriously maimed.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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One of successful grooms, 43-year-old clothes trader Rabiu Yusuf, agreed the process of applying to be married had gone smoothly for him.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The grooms lined up beside them in navy blue suits and deep-red ties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Louis Hernandez and Matt Giardiello, Brooklynites who got married in New York’s Hudson Valley last Friday during Game 2, have some lessons for Saturday’s grooms and brides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Not too far away from the Big House were the stables, where the riding horses and the carriage horses, the grooms and the hostlers were housed.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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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
A woman groomed by a predatory Met Police officer says despite receiving a substantial payout from the force, she has not had "truth or accountability" from them.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Like Bukele, de la Espriella sports a meticulously groomed beard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Finely groomed purple and black feathers sprouted from its slender arms, and each razor-like claw on its feet had been shined and sharpened.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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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
Servicemembers must meet waist-to-height standards and have “impeccable” grooming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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 beavers, which live on the Holnicote Estate, Exmoor, Somerset, were captured on trail cameras grooming each other.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Teeth finishes eating his pile and begins grooming his whiskers, then his fur.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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