tuck
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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
Made popular by multi-billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla, hidden door handles are designed to tuck seamlessly within the car's door panel and only extend outwards approaches their vehicle.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Miso, honey and red-pepper flakes deepen the mixture; pasta water turns it glossy enough to tuck itself into the tubes and folds of a sturdy short pasta.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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
He insisted that everyone push a foot away from the table, tuck their feet into their chair rungs, and raise their hands.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
On the evenings he tucks his kids into bed, his daughter refuses to let him go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
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
He tucks the foil wrapper in his pocket.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
On the Mountain School’s Instagram account, tucked between photos showing students hiking and tending to lambs, is a post highlighting recent attendees’ acceptances to Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth and UC Berkeley, among other colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Before the face-off, security confiscated an egg Garcia had tucked into his pocket, potentially preventing a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn across the face with one.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Heder is tucked into a quiet corner of a busy coffee shop in L.A.’s Eagle Rock neighborhood, where she has long lived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Customs officials said the site discovered in this industrial zone -- tucked away at the far end of a discount store parking lot -- was of "standard size."
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Miss Adams sported a pleated skirt and a tucked white blouse with a loose tie around her neck.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
The winter months are the best time to travel to the desert — but tucking into one of these titles is timeless, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
A black woman leans over me, tucking something around my legs.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
