plugging

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Giuliani said that he and other security planners had been "planning with one hand tied behind our back" due to the shutdown, saying "we are still plugging a few of those holes".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

One key skill for the coming bot invasion: plugging in cables.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It keeps plugging away without taking breaks to eat, sleep, answer emails, pick the kids up from school and watch the Knicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Perhaps plugging numbers into this formula brings it to life, just as the baker brings a recipe to life by mixing ingredients in a bowl and baking them in the oven?

From Slate • May 25, 2026

She concentrated on plugging in her hair straightener—which she’d borrowed from a girl down the hall who was going to be wearing a wig tonight anyway—and laid out her makeup.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon