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Oscillate

1. to move or swing back and forth 2. to swing or vary between different opinions or beliefs; waver; alternate; yoyo; seesaw; wobble

News by babygoldie

@babygoldie.bsky.social

[1/4] 2026-05-29 18:15:55 - [Agency: U.S. Treasury yields steady, dollar slightly higher] U.S. Treasury yields for most maturities were little changed, while the dollar edged higher. Markets continue to oscillate between hopes for a near-term U.S.-Iran agreement and the risk of

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Symbiosis

when there are two organisms living in close proximity to each other and by associating with each other they have an advantage (ex. bacteria in your stomach)

LIMOS

@limos-lab.bsky.social

Nouvelle publication au Limos : 'Collaborative lot-sizing for industrial symbiosis' - https://hal.science/hal-05264261v1

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Luminous

full of light; bright or shining (especially in the dark); when a color is very bright it almost hurts your eyes; glowing; gleaming; lustrous

Drew The CineGiant

@cinegiant.bsky.social

On Golden Pond (81): Tougher and better than its reputation, but certainly embraces the saccharine. H. Fonda is luminous, heartbreaking and resilient. Hepburn matches him with mettle and vinegar. The real life father/daughter drama at the center only adds power. Moving. B+

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Bolster

1. a long thick pillow that is often placed under other pillows 2. to support; prop up; to strengthen

@uk-nb.bsky.social

Super League side bolster forward pack as former Newcastle Knights man joins club

https://https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/611359/

Super League side Toulouse Olympique have added another mid-season signing to their squad, after picking up an Australian…

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Ingratiate

to try and win favor by flattering someone or trying to please them (perhaps even giving a gift).

fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU

@fife4europe.bsky.social

A Guardian investigation reveals that a planned Trump Tower in Georgia is being built on land part-owned by the son of a US-sanctioned billionaire. Critics call the project a political move to ingratiate the nation's de facto leader with the White House. 🏛️👀 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/trump-tower-georgia-tbilisi-land-part-owned-son-us-sanctions-leader

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Larceny

to steal; the wrongful taking and carrying away of personal goods belonging to someone else; burglary

Pantoufle10

@pantoufle10.bsky.social

“Petty” larceny. I know what it means, but I also feel like if I committed any crime, it would be for petty reasons: you looked at my dog the wrong way. You gossiped about a dear friend of mine. You keep selling me lemon refrigerators. #Dateline

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Pathogenic

causing disease or capable of producing disease

#NeuroDegeneration preprints

@prepub-neurodegen.bsky.social

The autophagy core protein Atg18 regulates exosome release and rescues pathogenic dysfunction associated to Parkinson Sac domain mutation in Synaptojanin #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.26.727892v1

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Lethargic

tired; drowsy; sluggish; slow; lacking energy or enthusiasm; lifelessness; listlessness

Cybercat

@cybercatart.bsky.social

Looks like Sky's got a possible E.Coli infection, took her back to the vet this morning after she was super lethargic and refused to move. Had to pick her up to get her into the car. She's perked back up and has some Metronidazole . Hopefully that'll fix things up. 😭

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Palatial

resembling a palace or looking like a palace; luxurious; deluxe; grand; opulent; regal

Steve Casburn

@scasburn.bsky.social

Twenty-eight years ago today, I showed up at @spricena.bsky.social’s palatial Steck Avenue apartment with all of my worldly belongings, ready to start my new life as a University of Texas graduate student!

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Knell

1. the sound of a bell ringing slowly (usually associated with death) 2. a sound or sign announcing a death of a person or the end or failure of something

Jared Goring 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

@jaredgoring.com

Just saw an article that said awarding First Nations title over private property “would sound the death knell of reconciliation with the interests of non-Aboriginal Canadians.”

…oh is THAT who we're trying to reconcile with? We're reconciling with the NON-Aboriginal 'Canadians'?" THEIR interests?

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