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Recent Examples of chock
Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7.
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
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Super Cruise will essentially drive the car for you on highways – that includes acceleration, braking, and steering as well as passing slower cars and changing lanes.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sampson slipped out the bottom of the seat on the descent while the ride braked, witnesses said at the time.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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Italy has halted talks on a potential $1.5 billion deal for secure government communications amid outrage over threats to cut off Ukraine’s access to Starlink.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But whether the trial's May 5 start date will stick is another story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Moving Rafaela clears room for Anthony to stick in the lineup.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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In Afghanistan, where over 23 million people rely on aid, the cuts will end food support for millions, halt care for malnourished children, and disrupt maternal health services.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Besides Boise, the airline’s operations in some other locations, including in Montana and Utah, will be halted to divert resources to its new base in Phoenix, the Press Democrat reported.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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The framework of the mineral deal had stalled in February following a contentious Oval Office meeting between Trump, Vance and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.—
Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The talks come amid growing concern about Trump's approach to Russia and stalled U.S. efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The crowd jammed into the old mill are joined by West African ceremonial dancers and drummers, popping and locking hip-hop movers from the future, a deejay working turntables and a Rick James-style guitarist bedecked in sequins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Military and governmental telecom satellites have long been protected by encryption and special waveforms that are resistant to jamming and interception.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The housing proposals were drawn up by People Acting for Community Together, or PACT, a nonprofit interfaith group made up of some 40 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade that advocates for solutions to some of the county’s most pressing social issues.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those numbers are floors and ceilings, so lawmakers will have to reconcile the actual policies committees draw up for a reconciliation bill later.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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